Virupaka, Virūpaka: 10 definitions
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Virupaka 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: Puranic EncyclopediaVirūpaka (विरूपक).—An asura. In days of old this asura had ruled over the world. (Mahābhārata, Śānti Parva, Chapter 227, Stanza 51).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexVirūpaka (विरूपक).—The leader of the Rākṣasa clan—Nairṛtas, followers of Trayambaka: married Vikacā, daughter of Nīla: their issues were the awkward, disfigured and short figures known as Bhūmirākṣasas.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 7. 143; Vāyu-purāṇa 69. 174.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVirūpaka (विरूपक).—a.
1) Deformed, ugly.
2) Hideous, frightful, monstrous.
-kaḥ A nickname.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVirūpaka (विरूपक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-pikā-kaṃ) 1. Frightful, hideous. 2. Deformed, misshapen. E. kan added to the last.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVirūpaka (विरूपक).—adj. 1. misshaped. 2. frightful, hideous, used as nickname, [Daśakumāracarita] in
Virūpaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vi and rūpaka (रूपक).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVirūpaka (विरूपक).—[adjective] deformed, ugly.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Virūpaka (विरूपक):—[=vi-rūpaka] [from vi-rūpa] mf(ikā)n. deformed, ugly, frightful, hideous, [Vetāla-pañcaviṃśatikā]
2) [v.s. ...] unseemly, improper, [Kādambarī]
3) [v.s. ...] m. ‘Ugly’, Name of a man, [Daśakumāra-carita]
4) [v.s. ...] Name of an Asura, [Mahābhārata]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVirūpaka (विरूपक):—[(kaḥ-pikā-kaṃ) a.] Deformed; frightful; hideous.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVirūpaka (ವಿರೂಪಕ):—[adjective] impairing the form or shape of; deforming.
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Virūpaka (ವಿರೂಪಕ):—[noun] he who or that which impairs the form or shape of.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Virupakarana.
Ends with: Avayavavirupaka, Avayavirupaka, Dvirupaka.
Full-text: Vikaca, Bhumirakshasa.
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