Alternative spellings of this word include Kurup.

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Kurūpa (कुरूप) refers to one of the eight Heroes (vīra-aṣṭaka) associated with Avyaktapīṭha (i.e., ‘the unmanifest seat’ representing the act of churning—manthāna), according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—[...] The eight Heroes (vīrāṣṭaka): Kaṃkāla, Nirāpekṣa, Kurūpa, Kārtikeśvara, Kunda, Kumāraka, Vīra, Vīreśa.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Kurūpa (कुरूप) refers to “one who is deformed” and is used to describe Śiva, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.31 (“Description of Śiva’s magic”).—Accordingly, as Śiva (in disguise of a Brahmin) said to the Lord of Mountains: “I have come to know that you desire to give your daughter to Śiva, [...] To Śiva—who has no support, who is devoid of associations, who is deformed (kurūpa), who is without attributes, who resides in the cremation-ground, who has the form of a snake-catcher, who is a Yogin, who is naked, who has deficient limbs, who wears snakes as his ornaments, [...]”.

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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.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Kurūpa (कुरूप) or Surūpa is the name of an ancient king from Benares, according to Avadānaśataka (number 35, I, p. 187–193) and Dvāviṃśatyavadāna (chapter 23) mentioned in a note on the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter XIX). Accordingly:—The king of Benares, Surūpa (variant, Kurūpa) offered his son, his wife and his own body as food to Śakra transformed into a yakṣa, in order to hear the stanza: “priyebhyo jāyate śokaḥ, priyebhyo jāyate bhayam; priyebhyo vipramuktānāṃ nāsti śokaḥ, kuto bhayam” (cf. Dhammapada, v. 212; Av. śataka, I, p. 191).

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kurūpa (कुरूप).—a (S) Of a deformed or ugly face. 2 Deformed or ugly gen.

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kurūpa (कुरूप).—n (S) A deformed or an ugly face. 2 m n A bump or sore (in the foot or hand) occasioned by a thorn or pebble: also a hard excrescence resembling a corn.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

kurupa (कुरुप).—a Ugly. n An ugly face.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kurūpa (कुरूप).—a. ugly, deformed; कुपुत्रोऽपि भवेत्पुंसां हृदयानन्दकारकः । दुर्विनीतः कुरूपोऽपि मूर्खोऽपि व्यसनी खलः (kuputro'pi bhavetpuṃsāṃ hṛdayānandakārakaḥ | durvinītaḥ kurūpo'pi mūrkho'pi vyasanī khalaḥ) || Pañcatantra (Bombay) 5.19.

Kurūpa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ku and rūpa (रूप).

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

Kurūpa (कुरूप).—mfn.

(-paḥ-pī-paṃ) Ugly, ill made, deformed. n.

(-ṣaṃ) Ugliness. E. ku, and rūpa form.

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

Kurūpa (कुरूप) or Jātarūpa.—(vb. jan), I. n. gold, [Nala] 1, 19. Ii. adj. golden, Mahābhārata 14, 190.

Kurūpa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ku and rūpa (रूप).

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

Kurūpa (कुरूप).—[adjective] ill shaped, ugly; [abstract] kurūpatā [feminine]

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

1) Kurūpa (कुरूप):—[=ku-rūpa] [from ku] a mfn. ill-shaped, deformed, ugly, [Pañcatantra; Kathāsaritsāgara]

2) [=ku-rūpa] b etc. See 1. ku.

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

Kurūpa (कुरूप):—[ku-rūpa] (paḥ-pī-paṃ) a. Ugly.

[Sanskrit to German]

Kurupa 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Kurūpa (कुरूप) [Also spelled kurup]:—(a) ugly, unsightly, hideous; hence ~[tā] (nf).

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kurūpa (ಕುರೂಪ):—

1) [noun] the quality of being unpleasing to look at; the form that aesthetically offensive or unsightly; ugliness.

2) [noun] an ugly man.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

1) Kurūpa (कुरूप):—adj. 1. ugly; deformed; 2. ill-shaped; clumsy;

2) Kurūpā (कुरूपा):—adj. fem. ugly; unsightly;

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Ku, Rupa.

Starts with: Kurupada, Kurupam, Kurupancala, Kurupancalatra, Kurupanchala, Kurupandava, Kurupanni, Kuruparamparai, Kuruparampariyam, Kuruparan, Kurupata, Kurupatal, Kurupatam, Kurupatamaram, Kurupate, Kurupatecam, Kurupatha, Kurupatti, Kurupattiram, Kurupatva.

Ends with: Eralekurupa, Shankurupa.

Full-text (+3): Kurupam, Kurup, Kurupata, Kurupatva, Asrij, Khurupa, Kurupin, Jatarupa, Surupa, Kushcala, Nirapeksha, Kartikeshvara, Kumaraka, Kurumpar, Vira, Viresha, Kankala, Bhuj, Kunda, Rupa.

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