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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Anekarūpa (अनेकरूप) refers to “various forms” and is used to describe Śiva, in the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.15. Accordingly as Brahmā narrated to Nārada:—“[...] On arrival there, after paying respects to the lord [Śiva] with great excitement we lauded Him with various hymns with palms joined in reverence. The Devas said: [...] We have sought refuge at His feet who is the supreme Brahman, who is the soul of everyone, who is the greatest witness with unbarred vision and who assumes (dhṛt) various forms (anekarūpa)”.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Anekarūpa (अनेकरूप).—a.

1) of various forms, multiform.

2) of various kinds or sorts.

3) fickle, changeable, of a varying nature; वेश्याङ्गनेव नृपनीतिरनेकरूपा (veśyāṅganeva nṛpanītiranekarūpā) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.425.

-paḥ epithet of the Supreme Being.

Anekarūpa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms aneka and rūpa (रूप).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Anekarūpa (अनेकरूप).—mfn.

(-paḥ-pā-paṃ) 1. Multiform. 2. Of various kinds or sorts. 3. Fickle, of variable mind. E. aneka, and rūpa form.

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

Anekarūpa (अनेकरूप).—[An-eka-], adj., f. pā, having manifold forms, [Hitopadeśa] ii. [distich] 174.

Anekarūpa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms aneka and rūpa (रूप).

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

Anekarūpa (अनेकरूप).—[adjective] multiform, also = seq.

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

1) Anekarūpa (अनेकरूप):—[=an-eka-rūpa] [from an-eka] mf(ā)n. multiform

2) [v.s. ...] of various kinds or sorts

3) [v.s. ...] fickle, of variable mind.

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

Anekarūpa (अनेकरूप):—I. [tatpurusha compound] n.

(-pam) Multiformity. Ii. [bahuvrihi compound] m. f. n.

(-paḥ-pā-pam) 1) Multiform.

2) Of various kinds or sorts.

3) Fickle, of variable nature; e. g. vārāṅganeva nṛpanītiranekarūpā. E. aneka and rūpa.

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

Anekarūpa (अनेकरूप):—[aneka-rūpa] (paḥ-pā-paṃ) a. Multiform.

[Sanskrit to German]

Anekarupa in German

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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.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Aneka-rūpa (अनेक-रूप):—n. the state/condition of having many forms;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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Partial matches: Aneka, Rupa.

Starts with: Anekarupadharanasamarthya, Anekarupanaman, Anekarupata.

Full-text: Anek-rup, Anekarupadharanasamarthya.

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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)

Verse 2.2.217 < [Chapter 2 - Jñāna (knowledge)]

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Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)

Verse 1748-1749 < [Chapter 20 - Examination of Syādvāda (doctrine)]

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