(prob. Nom. fr. rūpa) cl. 10. P. ([Dhātup. xxxv, 79]) rūpayati, to form, figure, represent (esp. on the stage), exhibit by gesture, act, feign, [Hariv.]; [Kāv.]; [BhP.] &c.; to view, inspect, contemplate, [Kir. viii, 26]; [Pāṇ. iii, 1, 25], Sch.; (Ā. °yate) to show one's self, appear, [Vop.]