upaspfṣ | उपस्प्फ़्ष् | upaspfS
1. upa-√ spfṣ | उप-√ स्प्फ़्ष् | P. -spfṣati | -स्प्फ़्षति |, to touch above, reach up to, touch, RV.; AV.; to touch softly, caress, ŚBr.; AitBr.; ĀśvŚr.; KātyŚr.; MBh. &c. ; (with or without apaḥ | अपः | or jalam | 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. -sparṣayati | -स्पर्षयति |, to cause to touch water or wash the hands, ŚBr. iii.
2. upa-spf/ṣ | उप-स्प्फ़्/ष् | mfn. touching, AV. xx, 127, 2
upa-spf/ṣ | उप-स्प्फ़्/ष् | (k), f. (scil. stuti | स्तुति |) ‘the touching or affecting verse’, N. of the verse, RV. x, 22, 13.
2. upa-spf/ṣ | उप-स्प्फ़्/ष् | mfn. touching, AV. xx, 127, 2
upa-spf/ṣ | उप-स्प्फ़्/ष् | (k), f. (scil. stuti | स्तुति |) ‘the touching or affecting verse’, N. of the verse, RV. x, 22, 13.