Rupasa, Rūpasa, Rūpāsā, Rupa-asa: 5 definitions
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Rupasa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexRūpasa (रूपस).—A southern tribe.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 114. 49; Vāyu-purāṇa 45. 129.

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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryrūpasa (रूपस).—a (Poetry. rūpa) Well-shaped, handsome, comely.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishrūpasa (रूपस).—a (In poetry.) Well-shaped, handsome.
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.
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionaryrūpāsā (ရူပါသာ) [(thī) (ထီ)]—
[rūpa+āsā]
[ရူပ+အာသာ]

Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
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Starts with (+14): Rupasabhaga, Rupasabhagasangaha, Rupasabhagekasangaha, Rupasabhava, Rupasabhavanativattana, Rupasabhavatikkama, Rupasabhavatta, Rupasabhavavohara, Rupasadda, Rupasaddabhidheyya, Rupasaddapavatti, Rupasadharana, Rupasahagata, Rupasahita, Rupasajja, Rupasamanagatika, Rupasamanna, Rupasamannasabbhava, Rupasamapatti, Rupasamapattianantaram.
Full-text: Rupashas.
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Brahma Purana (critical study) (by Surabhi H. Trivedi)
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 143 < [Hindi-Kashmiri-English Volume 1]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Table: Janapadas or State < [Chapter 4 - Geographical history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Kausika Sutra (study) (by V. Gopalan)
Lotus Sutra (by Tsugunari Kubo)
Some Geographical and Ethnic Data of Matsya Purana < [Purana, Volume 6, Part 2 (1964)]