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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

  • स्पृश् cl. 6. P. (Dhātup. xxviii, 128) स्पृश/ति (mc. also °ते; pr. p. स्पृशान, MBh.; impf. अस्पर्शत्, BhP.; pf. पस्पर्श, पस्पृशुः, पस्पृशे, ib. &c.; Subj. पस्प/र्शत्, RV.; aor. अस्पृक्षत्, AV.; Br.; अस्प्राक्षीत्, Br.; MBh.; अस्पार्क्षीत् Gr.; Prec. स्पृश्यात्, MBh.; fut. स्प्रष्टा or स्पर्ष्टा Gr.; स्पर्क्ष्यति, ib.; स्प्रक्ष्यति, MBh.; inf. स्प्रष्टुम्, ib. &c.; -स्पृ/शे, RV.; -स्पृ/शस्, Br.; ind.p. स्पृष्ट्वा, -स्पृ/श्य, ib. &c.),
    to touch, feel with the hand, lay the hand on (acc. or loc.), graze, stroke, RV. &c. &c.;
    to handle, take hold of (अन्यो ऽन्यं हस्तौ स्पृशतः, ‘they mutually touch or shake hands’), MBh.; Kāv. &c.;
    (with अप/ः, उदकम्, जलम्; or अद्भिस् &c.)
    to touch or sip water, wash or sprinkle certain parts of the body with water, GṛŚrS.; Mn. ii, 60; MBh. &c.;
    to touch so as to hurt, injure, harm, Kathās. ;
    to perceive or feel by touch, Up.; Mn.; VarBṛS.;
    to touch, come into contact (lit.; and fig. in astron. sense), VarBṛS.;
    to reach or penetrate to (loc. or acc.; with कर्णम्, ‘to come to the ears’; with क्रियाम्, ‘to set about any action’), MBh.; R. &c.;
    to come up to, equal (acc.; with गिरा, ‘to equal with words’ i.e. ‘to be able to describe’), Kāv.;
    to act upon, affect, Sarvad.; BhP.;
    to touch i.e. endow or fill with (instr.), RV. iv, 3, 15;
    to touch i.e. befall, fall to the lot of, come upon, visit, afflict (acc.), ChUp.; MBh.; Kāv. &c.;
    to touch, take hold of, make one's own, appropriate, MBh. iv, 135;
    to attain to, obtain, experience, undergo, MBh.; Kām. &c.;
    to grant, bestow (cf. Caus.), BhP. :
    Pass. स्पृश्यते (aor. अस्पर्शि), to be touched or seized or affected by, MBh. &c.:
    Caus. स्पर्शयति, °ते (aor. अपस्पर्शत् or अपिस्पृशत्; Subj. पिस्पृशः, °शति, RV.),
    to cause to touch (two acc.), bring into immediate contact with (loc. or instr.), Mn.; MBh. &c.;
    to convey to (loc.), RV.;
    to fill or cover with (instr.) &c.;
    to perceive by touch, feel, MaitrUp.;
    to offer, present, give, Mn.; MBh. &c.:
    Desid. पिस्पृक्षति (cf. पिस्पृक्षु) Gr.:
    Intens. परीस्पृश्यते, परीस्प्रष्टि, परीस्पर्ष्टि, ib.
  • स्पृश् mfn. (generally ifc.; nom. स्पृक्) touching, coming into contact with (See क्षिति-, शव-स्पृश् &c.)
  • reaching to (See गगन-, भूस्पृश् &c.)
  • experiencing, betraying, Kāv.
  • स्पृश् f. = स्पृक्का, VarBṛS. Sch.

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1890)

  • स्पृश् 6 P. (स्पृशति, पस्पर्श, अस्पृक्षत्-अस्पार्क्षीत्-अस्प्राक्षीत्, स्प्रक्ष्यति-स्पर्क्ष्यति, स्पर्ष्टुंस्प्रष्टुं, स्पृष्ट)
    1 To touch; स्पृशन्नपि गजो हति H. 3. 14; कर्णे परं स्पृशति हंति परं समूलं Pt. 1. 304.
    2 To lay the hand on, stroke gently with, touch; हस्तेन पस्पर्श तदंगमिंद्रः Ku. 3. 22.
    3 To adhere or cling to, come in contact with.
    4 To wash or sprinkle with water; Ms. 2. 60.
    5 To go to, reach; Ś. 2. 14; R. 3. 43.
    6 To attain to, obtain, reach a particular state; महोक्षतां वत्सतरः स्पृशन्निव R. 3. 32; विनाप्यर्थैर्वीरः स्पृशति बहुमानोन्नतिपदं H. 1. 175.
    7 To act upon, influence, affect, move, touch; Mu. 7. 16; Ku. 6. 95.
    8 To refer or allude to.
    9 To take, receive, accept (as a sacrificial offering).
    — Pass. To be polluted, defiled, or tainted; U. 1. 48.
    — Caus. (स्पर्शयति-ते)
    1 To cause to touch.
    2 To give, present; गाः कोटिशः स्पर्शयता घटोध्नीः R. 2. 49.
  • स्पृश् a. (At the end of comp.) Who or what touches, touching, affecting, piercing; मर्मस्पृश्, हृदिस्पृश् &c.