Bahurupaka, Bahurūpaka, Bahu-rupaka: 4 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBahurūpaka (बहुरूपक).—a. multiform, manifold.
Bahurūpaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bahu and rūpaka (रूपक). See also (synonyms): bahīrūpaka.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Bahurūpaka (बहुरूपक):—[=bahu-rūpaka] [from bahu > bah] mf(ikā)n. multiform, manifold, [Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] m. a kind of animal, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Bahu, Rupaka.
Starts with: Bahurupakalpa, Bahurupakashobhita.
Full-text: Bahurupakashobhita, Bahirupaka.
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