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उपस्पर्श

   { upasparśḥ }
Script: Devanagari

उपस्पर्श

A Sanskrit English Dictionary | Sanskrit  English |   | 
उप-स्पर्श  m. m. touching, contact, [L.]
ROOTS:
उप स्पर्श
   washing, bathing, ablution (as a religious act), [L.]
   sipping water (from the palm of the hand and swallowing it as a ceremonial), [L.]

उपस्पर्श

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary | Sanskrit  English |   | 
उपस्पर्शः [upasparśḥ] र्शनम् [rśanam]   र्शनम् 1 Touching, contact.
   Bathing, ablution, washing oneself; [Mb.12.192.1.]
   Rinsing the mouth, sipping and ejecting water as a religious act. त्रिर्हृदयंगमाभिरद्भिरशब्दाभिरुपस्पृशेदित्युपस्पर्शनं शौचार्थम् [Mbh.VI.1.84.]
   A gift (दान); उपस्पर्शनषड्भागं लभते पुरुषः सदा [Mb.13.65.13.]

उपस्पर्श

Shabda-Sagara | Sanskrit  English |   | 
उपस्पर्श  m.  (-र्शः)
   1. Touching, contact.
   2. Bathing, ablution.
   3. Rincing the mouth, sipping water and ejecting it.
   E. उप like, स्पर्श touch, from स्पृश् to touch, and अच् aff.; or
ROOTS:
उप स्पर्श स्पृश् अच्
   with ल्युट् aff. उपस्पर्शन.

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