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upa-spṛiṡ1) P. -spṛiṡati, to touch above, reach up to, touch RV. AV. ;
to touch softly, caress ṠBr. AitBr. ĀṡvṠr. KātyṠr. MBh. etc.;
(with orᅠ without apaḥ orᅠ jalam etc.) 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)
ṠBr. ĀṡvṠr. and Gṛ. MBh. Yājñ. Mn. etc.. ;
to touch certain parts of one's body (acc.) with water (instr.) Mn. IV, 143 ;
(alsoᅠ without the instr.) Mn. V, 138 ;
(orᅠ without the acc.) MBh. :
Caus. -sparṡayati, to cause to touch water orᅠ wash the hands ṠBr. III. ;
upa-spṛíṡ2) mfn. touching AV. XX, 127, 2 ;
(k) f. (scil. stuti) « the touching orᅠ affecting verse» ,
N. of the verse RV. X, 22, 13.
Sanskrit-English dictionary. 2013.