Upasparshana, Upasparśana: 9 definitions

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Upasparshana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Upasparśana can be transliterated into English as Upasparsana or Upasparshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Dharmashastra (religious law)

Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-śāstra

Upasparśana (उपस्पर्शन) refers to “bathing”. The word is used throughout Dharmaśāstra literature such as the Manusmṛti. (also see the Manubhāṣya verse 6.24)

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Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Upasparshana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Upasparśana (उपस्पर्शन).—

1) Touching, contact.

2) Bathing, ablution, washing oneself; Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.192.1.

3) Rinsing the mouth, sipping and ejecting water as a religious act. त्रिर्हृदयंगमाभिरद्भिरशब्दाभिरुपस्पृशेदित्युपस्पर्शनं शौचार्थम् (trirhṛdayaṃgamābhiradbhiraśabdābhirupaspṛśedityupasparśanaṃ śaucārtham) Mahābhārata VI.1.84.

4) A gift (dāna); उपस्पर्शनषड्भागं लभते पुरुषः सदा (upasparśanaṣaḍbhāgaṃ labhate puruṣaḥ sadā) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 13.65.13.

Derivable forms: upasparśanam (उपस्पर्शनम्).

See also (synonyms): upasparśa.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Upasparśana (उपस्पर्शन).—n.

(-naṃ) See the preceding.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Upasparśana (उपस्पर्शन).—i. e. upa -spṛś + ana, n. Bathing, Mahābhārata 3, 8053.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Upasparśana (उपस्पर्शन):—[=upa-sparśana] [from upa-spṛś] n. the act of touching, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra v, vi; Saṃhitā-upaniṣad-brāhmaṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] ablution, bath, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa]

3) [v.s. ...] sipping water, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Śāṅkhāyana-śrauta-sūtra] (cf. udakopa.)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Upasparśana (उपस्पर्शन):—[upa-sparśana] (naṃ) 1. n. Idem.

[Sanskrit to German]

Upasparshana in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Kannada-English dictionary

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Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Upasparśana (ಉಪಸ್ಪರ್ಶನ):—[noun] = ಉಪಸ್ಪರ್ಶ [upasparsha].

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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