उपस्पृश्

{ upaspṛś }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

उप-√ स्पृश्    1. P. -स्पृशति, to touch above, reach up to, touch, [RV.]; [AV.];

to touch softly, caress, [ŚBr.]; [AitBr.]; [ĀśvŚr.]; KātyŚr.; [MBh.] &c. ;

(with or without अपः or जलम् &c.) to touch water (for ablution), wash, bathe (as a religious ceremony);

to sip water (from the palm of the hand; it is not the custom to spit out the water after sipping it), [ŚBr.]; [ĀśvŚr.] & [ĀśvGṛ.]; [MBh.]; [Yājñ.]; [Mn.] &c.;

to touch certain parts of one's body ( acc.) with water ( instr.), [Mn. iv, 143];

(also without the instr.), [Mn. v, 138];

(or without the acc.), [MBh.] :

Caus. -स्पर्शयति, to cause to touch water or wash the hands, [ŚBr. iii.]

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उप √ स्पृश्

उप-स्पृश्  mfn.  2. mfn. touching, [AV. xx, 127, 2]

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उप स्पृश्

उप-स्पृश्  f.  f. ( क्) ( scil. स्तुति) ‘the touching or affecting verse’, N. of the verse, [RV. x, 22, 13.]

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उप स्पृश्

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

उपस्पृश् [upaspṛś]   6 [P.]
   To touch (water), bathe; स्नानमुप- स्पृशन्ती [K.172;] तथेत्युपस्पृश्य जलं पवित्रम् [R.5.59,18.31;] उपस्पृश्य मणिकर्णिकायाम् [Dk.95,11;] [Ms.11.133.]
   To wash or rinse the mouth (or teeth); to sip water (and eject it); स नद्यवस्कन्दमुपास्पृशच्च [Bk.2.11;] [K.1;] [Ms.2.53,58;5.63;] [Y.3.3,1.18.] नदीमुपस्प्रष्टुमिवावतीर्णः Pañcharātram 1.15.
   To sprinkle; अद्भिः प्राणानुपस्पृशेत् [Ms.4.143.]

संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN

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