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rūpaरूपrūpá n. (perhaps connected with varpa, varpas; ifc. f.(A), rarely (ī)) any outward appearance or phenomenon or colour (often pl.), form, shape, figure, [RV.] &c. &c. (rūpeṇa ifc. in the form of ; rūpam-√ kṛ or √ bhū, to assume a form; often ifc. = ‘having the form or appearance or colour of’, ‘formed or composed of’, ‘consisting of’, ‘like to’; sometimes used after an adj. or p.p. to emphasize its meaning or almost redundantly, cf. ghora-r°; or connected with a verb, e.g. pacati-rūpam, he cooks very well, cf. [Pāṇ. viii, 1, 57])
dreamy or phantom shapes (pl.), [VS.]; [ŚBr.]
handsome form, loveliness, grace, beauty, splendour, [RV.] &c. &c.
nature, character, peculiarity, feature, mark, sign, symptom, [VS.] &c. &c.
likeness, image, reflection, [Mn.]; [Kathās.]
circumstances (opp. to ‘time’ and ‘place’), [Mn. viii, 45]
sort, kind, [R.]; [Suśr.]
mode, manner, way, [Kap.]
(ifc.) trace of [R.]
a single specimen or exemplar (and therefore a term for the number ‘one’), [VarBṛS.]; [Gaṇit.]
a partic. coin (prob. a rupee), [VarBṛS.]
a show, play, drama, [Daśar.]
(in alg.) the arithmetical unit
(pl.) integer number
known or absolute number, a known quantity as having specific form (and expressed by rū i.e. first syllable of ), [IW. 182]
(in gram.) any form of a noun or verb (as inflected by declension or conjugation), [Pāṇ. i, 1, 68] &c.
(in phil.) the quality of colour (one of the 17 or 24 Guṇas of the Vaiśeṣikas), [IW. 68]
(with Buddhists) material form i.e. the organized body (as one of the 5 constituent elements or Skandhas), [Dharmas. 22]; [MWB. 109]
(in dram.) a reflection or remark made under partic. circumstances when the action is at its height (garbhe), [Bhar.]; [Daśar.] &c.
(only [L.]) cattle
a beast
a sound, word
rereading a book (= granthāvṛtti)
rūpá m. a word of unknown meaning, [AV. xviii, 3, 40]
(pl.) N. of a people, [MBh.]
rūpá m. or n. N. of a place (v.l. rūma), [Cat.]
rūpaṇaरूपणn. figurative illustration, metaphorical description, [Kāvyād.]; [Sāh.]
examination, investigation, proof, [Sāh.]
rūpakāरूपकाrū́pakā f. a female fox or jackal, [AV. xi, 9, 15]
rūpakaरूपकmfn. having form, figurative, metaphorical, illustrating by figurative language, [Sāh.]
m. a partic. coin (prob. a rupee), [Var.]; [Pañcat.] &c.
(in music) a kind of measure, [Saṃgīt.] (cf. -tāla)
[cf. Zd. urupi]
n. form, figure, shape, appearance (mostly ifc., with f(A). , = having the form of, composed or consisting of, similar to), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
image, likeness, [AitBr.]; [Kathās.]
feature, sign, symptom, [W.]
kind, species, [MaitrUp.]
(in rhet.) a figure of speech, metaphor, comparison, simile (esp. one in which iva, vat &c. are omitted, e.g. bāhu-latā, ‘a creeper-like arm’, paṇi-padma, ‘a lotus-like hand’ ; there are 3 or 4 varieties of Rūpaka, e.g. the ardha-r°, ‘partial metaphor’, khaṇḍa-r°, ‘imperfect metaphor’, and lalāma-r°, ‘flowery metaphor’), [Kāvyād.]; [Sāh.] &c. (cf. [IW. 458])
a drama, play, theatrical performance (esp. of the principal class, as opp. to the upa-rūpakas or inferior dramas; of the former there are 10 species including the Nāṭaka or higher order of play and the Prahasana or farce), [Daśar.]; [Sāh.] &c. ([IW. 471])
a partic. weight (= 3 Guñjās), [L.]
= mūrta or dhūrta, [L.]
rūpapaरूपपrūpa—pa m. pl. N. of a people, [MārkP.]
rūpatāरूपताrūpa—tā f. (ifc.) the state of being formed or composed of (e.g. duḥkha-r°, ‘the consisting of pain’), [Nīlak.]
rūpabhājरूपभाज्rūpa—bhāj mfn. endowed with beauty, [Viṣṇ.]
rūpabhṛtरूपभृत्rūpa—bhṛt mfn. having form or beauty, [MW.]
(ifc.) having the appearance of [VarYogay.]
rūpadhṛkरूपधृक्rūpa—dhṛk mfn. (see dhṛk, p. 519) = next, [MW.]
rūpadhṛtरूपधृत्rūpa—dhṛt mfn. having the form or shape of (ifc.; e.g. kapi-r°, ‘monkey-shaped’; cf. vividha-r°), [Kathās.]
rūpaśasरूपशस्rūpa—śás ind. in various forms, according to peculiarity, [RV.]; [Kauś.]
rūpajñaरूपज्ञrūpa—jña mfn. See á-r°.
rūpakṛtरूपकृत्rūpa—kṛ́t mfn. making forms or figures (N. of Tvaṣṭṛ), [TS.]; [ŚBr.]; [KātyŚr.]
rūpa—kṛ́t m. a sculptor, [Kathās.]
rūpasthaरूपस्थrūpa—stha mfn. possessed of form or shape, [RāmatUp.]
rūpatasरूपतस्rūpa—tas ind. according to form, by shape, in form, [Nal.]
rūpatvaरूपत्वrūpa—tva n. id. or the state of having form or figure, [Sarvad.]
= tā, [Kap.]
rūpavatरूपवत्rūpa—vat mfn. having form or colour, formed, embodied, corporeal, [R.]; [BhP.]; [Kathās.]
having a beautiful form or colour, handsomely formed, handsome, beautiful (superl. -tama), [PārGṛ.]; [MBh.]; [Nir.] &c.
having the form or appearance of (ifc.), [MBh.]; [MārkP.]
rūpabhedaरूपभेदrūpa—bheda m. diversity or variety of forms or manifestations, [Kṛṣṇaj.]
(in gram.) diversity of phonetic form or sound
rūpa—bheda n. N. of a Tantra wk.
rūpadhātuरूपधातुrūpa—dhātu m. the element of form, original seat or region of form (with Buddhists; the other two element being kāma-dh°, q.v., and arūpa-dh°, ‘the element of formlessness’), [Buddh.]
rūpadharaरूपधरrūpa—dhara mfn. having the form or shape of, being of the colour of (ifc.; e.g. go-r°, cow-shaped; cf. kāma-r°), [Ragh.]; [VP.] &c.
rūpa—dhara m. N. of a king, [Kathās.]
rūpadheyaरूपधेयrūpa—dhéya n. form and colour, external appearance, [AV.]
beauty, [Naiṣ.] (cf. nāma-dh°.)
rūpaśikhāरूपशिखाrūpa—śikhā f. N. of a daughter of the Rākṣasa Agni-śikha, [Kathās.]
rūpadevaरूपदेवrūpa—deva m. N. of two poets, [Sadukt.]; [Cat.]
rūpaguṇaरूपगुणrūpa—guṇa mfn. possessing the quality of colour, [Mn. i, 77]
(ibc.) beauty of form
rūpahāniरूपहानिrūpa—hāni f. loss of form (in the Nyāya one of the 7 preventives of classification), [MW.]
rūpajīvaरूपजीवrūpa—jīva mfn. w.r. for rūpāj° below, [R.]
rūpakāraरूपकारrūpa—kāra m. a maker of images, sculptor, [Kathās.]
rūpalatāरूपलताrūpa—latā f. N. of a princess, [Kathās.]
rūpamālāरूपमालाrūpa—mālā f. N. of a grammatical wk. (also -vyākaraṇa)
rūpamālīरूपमालीrūpa—mālī (ī), f. N. of a metre, [Col.]
rūpamatīरूपमतीrūpa—matī (?) f. N. of a princess, [Inscr.]
rūpapatiरूपपतिrūpá—pati (rūpá-), m. lord of forms (N. of Tvaṣṭṛ), [ŚBr.]; [KātyŚr.]
rūpapuraरूपपुरrūpa—pura n. N. of a town, [Cat.]
rūparāgaरूपरागrūpa—rāga m. (with, [Buddh.]) craving for life in a material form (either on earth or in heaven; one of the 10 fetters or Saṃyojanas), [MWB. 127.]
rūpasenaरूपसेनrūpa—sena m. N. of a Vidyā-dhara, [Kathās.]
of a king, [Vet.]
rūpasvinरूपस्विन्mfn. (fr. an unused rūpas = rūpa + vin) handsome, beautiful (superl. °vi-tama), [PārGṛ.]; [Vet.]
rūpatamaरूपतमrūpá—tama (rūpá-), n. the best form or colour, [ŚBr.]
rūpavatīरूपवतीrūpa—vatī (atī), f. a handsome woman (N. of various women), [Buddh.]; [Kathās.]
of a river, [BhP.]
rūpadhārinरूपधारिन्rūpa—dhārin mfn. bearing a form, assuming a shape (catur-guṇa-r°, ‘having a 4 times greater shape’), [Pañcad.]
endowed with beauty, [VāmP.]
rūpaśālinरूपशालिन्rūpa—śālin mfn. possessed of beauty, handsome, beautiful, [MārkP.]; [Hcat.]; [Kathās.]
rūpagrahaरूपग्रहrūpa—graha mfn. apprehending forms, perceiving colours, [L.]
rūpa—graha m. the eye, [L.]
rūpakāntāरूपकान्ताrūpa—kāntā f. N. of a Surāṅganā, [Siṃhās.]
rūpakartṛरूपकर्तृrūpa—kartṛ m. ‘maker of forms or figures’, N. of Viśva-kṛt, [R.]
rūpamātraरूपमात्रrūpa—mātra n. only beauty, [MW.]
rūpanāśinरूपनाशिन्rūpa—nāśin mfn. destroying form or beauty, disfiguring, [MBh.]
rūpasiddhiरूपसिद्धिrūpa—siddhi m. N. of a man, [Kathās.]
of a grammatical wk.
rūpasvinīरूपस्विनीf. N. of a woman, [Siṃhās.]
rūpatarkaरूपतर्कrūpa—tarka m. (prob.) an assaye-master or inspector of a mint, [Pat.]
rūpavajrāरूपवज्राrūpa—vajrā f. N. of a Buddhist goddess, [Kālac.]
rūpacandraरूपचन्द्रrūpa—candra m. N. of an author, [Cat.]
rūpajīvanāरूपजीवनाrūpa—jīvanā f. ‘subsisting by beauty of form’, a prostitute, [L.]
rūpakatālaरूपकतालrūpaka—tāla n. (in music) a kind of measure, [Gīt.] (w.r. -tala).
rūpanāśanaरूपनाशनrūpa—nāśana m. ‘form-destroying’, an owl, [L.]
rūpanayanaरूपनयनrūpa—nayana m. N. of a commentator, [Cat.]
rūpapraśnaरूपप्रश्नrūpa—praśna m. N. of wk.
rūpasampadरूपसम्पद्rūpa—sampatti ([MW.]) or rūpa—sampad ([MBh.]), f. perfection or excellence of form, beauty.
rūpaskandhaरूपस्कन्धrūpa—skandha m. (with Buddhists) a physical element (of which there are 11), [Dharmas. 26.]
rūpatattvaरूपतत्त्वrūpa—tattva n. ‘reality of form’, inherent property, nature, essence, [L.]
rūpavāhikaरूपवाहिकrūpa—vāsika ([VP.]) or rūpa—vāhika ([MBh.]), m. pl. N. of a people.
rūpavāsikaरूपवासिकrūpa—vāsika ([VP.]) or rūpa—vāhika ([MBh.]), m. pl. N. of a people.
rūpavibhāgaरूपविभागrūpa—vibhāga m. the dividing of an integer number into fractions, [Col.]
rūpavicāraरूपविचारrūpa—vicāra m. N. of wk.
rūpadhāritvaरूपधारित्वrūpa—dhā°ri-tva n. the power of assuming any form or shape, [Kām.]
rūpakaśabdaरूपकशब्दrūpaka—śabda m. a figurative expression, [MW.]
rūpakanṛtyaरूपकनृत्यrūpaka—nṛtya n. (in music) a kind of dance, [Saṃgīt.]
rūpakavākyaरूपकवाक्यrūpaka—vākya n.
rūpalāvaṇyaरूपलावण्यrūpa—lāvaṇya n. beauty of form, elegance, loveliness, [W.]
rūpamaṇḍanaरूपमण्डनrūpa—maṇḍana n. N. of wk.
rūpamañjarīरूपमञ्जरीrūpa—mañjarī f. N. of sev. works.
of a woman, [Cat.]
rūpasamṛddhaरूपसमृद्धrūpá—samṛddha (rūpá-), mfn. perfect in form, [AitBr.]
perfectly beautiful, [TS.]; [ŚBr.]
rūpasamṛddhiरूपसमृद्धिrūpa—samṛddhi f. perfection of form, suitable form, [AitBr.]; [Sāy.]
rūpagosvāminरूपगोस्वामिन्rūpa—go-svāmin m. N. of an author, [Cat.]
rūpaguṇopetaरूपगुणोपेतrūpa—gu°ṇopeta mfn. endowed with it, [MBh.]
rūpakarūpakaरूपकरूपकrūpaka—rūpaka n. a partic. kind of Rūpaka (metaphor), [Kāvyād.]
rūpanārāyaṇaरूपनारायणrūpa—nārāyaṇa m. N. of two authors, [Cat.]
(?) of wk.
rūpasampannaरूपसम्पन्नrūpa—sampanna mfn. endowed with beauty, [MBh.]; [R.]
modified, [Nir.]
rūpasampattiरूपसम्पत्तिrūpa—sampatti ([MW.]) or rūpa—sampad ([MBh.]), f. perfection or excellence of form, beauty.
rūpasanātanaरूपसनातनrūpa—sanātana m. N. of an author, [L.]
rūpacintāmaṇiरूपचिन्तामणिrūpa—cintāmaṇi m. N. of wk.
rūparatnākaraरूपरत्नाकरrūpa—ratnākara m. N. of wk.
rūpasparśavatरूपस्पर्शवत्rūpa—sparśa-vat mfn. possessing colour and palpability, [Kaṇ.]
rūpataraṃgiṇīरूपतरंगिणीrūpa—taraṃgiṇī f. N. of sev. works.
rūpaviparyayaरूपविपर्ययrūpa—viparyaya m. a morbid change of bodily form, [Mn.]; [R.]
rūpayauvanavatरूपयौवनवत्rūpa—yauvana-vat mfn. possessing beauty and youth, [Hit.]; [Kathās.]
rūpabhāgāpavāhaरूपभागापवाहrūpa—bhāgāpavāha m. subtraction of the fraction of an unit, [ib.]
rūpakaparibhāṣāरूपकपरिभाषाrūpaka—paribhāṣā f. N. of wk.
rūpasaubhāgyavatरूपसौभाग्यवत्rūpa—saubhāgya-vat mfn. having beauty of form, [Viṣṇ.]; [Hcat.]; [Campak.]
rūpabhāgānubandhaरूपभागानुबन्धrūpa—bhāgānubandha m. addition of the fraction of an unit, [Col.]
rūpabhedaprakāśaरूपभेदप्रकाशrūpa—bheda—prakāśa m. N. of a glossary.
rūpaparikalpanāरूपपरिकल्पनाrūpa—parikalpanā f. the assuming of a shape, [R.]
rūpakākhyaṣaḍaṅgaरूपकाख्यषडङ्गrūpakākhya-ṣaḍ-aṅga n. N. of a collection of Mantras.
rūpanārāyaṇasenaरूपनारायणसेनrūpa—nārāyaṇa—sena m. N. of man, [Cat.]
rūpayauvanotsāhinरूपयौवनोत्साहिन्rūpa—yauvanotsāhin mfn. possessing beauty youth and energy, [Sāh.]
rūpadīpakapiṅgalaरूपदीपकपिङ्गलrūpa—dīpaka-piṅgala m. N. of wk.
rūparasasparśavatरूपरसस्पर्शवत्rūpa—rasa-sparśavat mfn. having colour and taste and palpability, [ib.]
rūpatvajātipramāṇaरूपत्वजातिप्रमाणrūpa—tva—jāti-pramāṇa n. N. of wk.
rūparasagandhasparśavatरूपरसगन्धस्पर्शवत्rūpa—rasa-gandha-sparśa-vat mfn. having colour and taste and smell and palpability, [Kaṇ.]
rūpanārāyaṇacakravartinरूपनारायणचक्रवर्तिन्rūpa—nārāyaṇa—cakra-vartin m. N. of man, [Cat.]
rūpamañjarīguṇaleśasūcakāṣṭakaरूपमञ्जरीगुणलेशसूचकाष्टकrūpa—mañjarī—guṇa-leśa-sūcakāṣṭaka n. N. of Stotra.
rūpamañjarīpādāmbujasevāprārthanāरूपमञ्जरीपादाम्बुजसेवाप्रार्थनाrūpa—mañjarī—pādāmbuja-sevā-prārthanā f. N. of Stotra.