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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. उपस्पृश्upaspṛś6 P.
    1. 6 Parasmaipada
    2. To touch (water), bathe; स्नानमुप- स्पृशन्ती K.172; तथेत्युपस्पृश्य जलं पवित्रम् R.5.59,18.31; उपस्पृश्य मणिकर्णिकायाम् Dk.95,11; Ms.11.133.
    3. 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.
    4. To sprinkle; अद्भिः प्राणानुपस्पृशेत् Ms.4.143.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. उपस्पृश्upaspṛśP. -स्पृशति, to touch above, reach up to, touch RV. AV.; to touch softly, caress S3Br. AitBr. A1s3vS3r.…
    1. Parasmaipada -स्पृशति, to touch a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page), reach up to, touch fg-veda AV.; to touch softly, caress S3Br. AitBr. A1s3vS3r. Ka1tyS3r. MBh. etc. Page211,3; (with or without अपः or जलम् 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) S3Br. A1s3vS3r. & A1s3vGr2. MBh. Ya1jn5. Mn. etc.; to touch certain parts of one's body (accusative) with water (instrumental case) Mn. iv, 143; (also without the instrumental case) Mn. v, 138; (or without the accusative) MBh. : Causal -स्पर्शयति, to cause to touch water or wash the hands S3Br. iii.
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective touching AV. xx, 127, 2
    3. feminine (क्) (scilicet स्तुति) "the touching or affecting verse", Name of the verse fg-veda x, 22, 13.
  2. उपस्पृश्यupaspṛśyaind.p. having touched or sipping water &c.

    indeclinablepage and participle having touched or sipping water etc.