Naikarupa, Naikarūpa: 7 definitions
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Naikarupa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Yoga Vasishtha MaharamayanaNaikarūpa (नैकरूप) (Cf. Naikarūpatva) refers to “that which is uniform”, as mentioned in the Yogavasistha 1.28 (“Mutability of the world”).—Accordingly, as Rāma narrated: “Boyhood lasts but a few days, and then it is succeeded by youth which is as quickly followed by old age: thus there being no identity of the same person, how can one rely on the uniformity [i.e., naikarūpa-tva] of external objects? The mind that gets delighted in a moment and becomes dejected in the next, and assumes likewise its equanimity at another, is indeed as changeful as an actor. [...]”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNaikarūpa (नैकरूप).—mfn.
(-paḥ-pā-paṃ) Multiform. E. naika, and rūpa form.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNaikarūpa (नैकरूप).—[adjective] multiform, various.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNaikarūpa (नैकरूप):—[=naika-rūpa] [from naika > na] mf(ā)n. multiform, various, [Rāmāyaṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNaikarūpa (नैकरूप):—[naika-rūpa] (paḥ-pā-paṃ) a. Multiform.
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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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Starts with: Naikarupatva.
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The Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 1124 < [Chapter 16 - Examination of the Import of Words]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 43 - Establishment of Bhaṭṭāditya < [Section 2 - Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa]