Sukharupa, Sukharūpa, Sukha-rupa: 6 definitions
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In Hinduism
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Sukharūpa (सुखरूप) [=sukhādirūpa] refers to “pleasant objects, etc.” (observed to have frequent drawbacks by those seeking the inner freedom of having nothing—svāsthya), according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Janaka says to Aṣṭavakra]: “[...] No benefit or loss comes to me by standing, walking or lying down, so consequently I live as I please whether standing, walking or sleeping. I lose nothing by sleeping and gain nothing by effort, so consequently I live as I please, abandoning loss and success. Frequently observing the drawbacks of such things as pleasant objects (sukha-ādi-rūpa) [sukhādirūpā'niyamaṃ bhāveṣvālokya bhūriśaḥ], I live as I please, abandoning the pleasant and unpleasant”.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Sukharūpa (सुखरूप) refers to the “character of pleasure”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Look [here], for men, those material objects dear to the mind which were possessed of the character of pleasure (sukharūpa) before are now afflicted with the character of suffering”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
sukharūpa (सुखरूप).—a (sukha & rūpa) Well, happy, comfortable, easy; free from pain or affliction. 2 as ad Freely, readily, comfortably, commodiously, conveniently, pleasantly; without impediment or determent of any kind.
sukharupa (सुखरुप).—a Well, happy. ad Freely, pleasantly.
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
Sukharūpa (सुखरूप).—a. having an agreeable appearance.
Sukharūpa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sukha and rūpa (रूप).
Sukharūpa (सुखरूप):—[=sukha-rūpa] [from sukha > sukh] mfn. having an agreeable appearance, [Macdonell’s Dictionary, etc.]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Sakam, Shantarupa, Shatarupa, Channa, Palla.
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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.2.181 < [Chapter 2 - Jñāna (knowledge)]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 288 < [Volume 7 (1883)]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 649 < [Gujarati-Hindi-English, Volume 3]
Page 776 < [Marathi-Hindi-English, Volume 1]
Page 378 < [Marathi-Hindi-English, Volume 2]
Yuktimallika by Vadiraja (critical study) (by Gururaj K. Nippani)
18. Brahman is Saguna < [Critical exposition (1) Gunasaurabha]
11. Establishing the Divyakara (divine form) < [Critical exposition (2) Suddhisaurabha]
5. One and the same can be the Subject and the Object < [Critical exposition (2) Suddhisaurabha]
Prasthanatrayi Swaminarayan Bhashyam (Study) (by Sadhu Gyanananddas)
1.4. The Nature and Form of the Jīva? < [Chapter 3 - Analysis on the Basis of Metaphysics]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)