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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Amaropama (अमरोपम) refers to “one who is on a par with the gods” and is used to describe Vajrāṅga, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.14 (“The Birth of Tāraka and Vajrāṅga”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “O sage, the penance was completed by Diti who performed it with faith. Thereafter from him she conceived and delivered of a son. That son of Diti named Vajrāṅga (of adamantine limbs) was on a par with the gods [i.e., amaropama]. Befitting his name, his body was strong and powerful even from his very birth. At the bidding of his mother, he immediately abducted Indra, the lord of gods, the other gods and punished them in various ways. [...]”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Amaropama (अमरोपम).—a. God-like.

Amaropama is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms amara and upama (उपम).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Amaropamā (अमरोपमा).—adj., f. mā, God-like, [Nala] 5, 46.

Amaropamā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms amara and upamā (उपमा).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Amaropama (अमरोपम).—[adjective] god-like.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Amaropama (अमरोपम):—[from a-mara > a-mamri] mfn. like an immortal, [Mahābhārata]

2) [v.s. ...] mfn., resembling an immortal

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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: Upama, Amara.

Full-text: Upama, Utsajati, Nirupama.

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