As a deity name
Name 305 of the Saraswati Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
As a Hindi name
मूर्ति · feminine
an idol, religious statue; an icon
a Hindi word, derived from the Sanskrit मूर्ति — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“From Sanskrit मूर्ति (mū́rti-, “embodiment, the state of assuming (material) form”). Cognate with Marathi मूर्ती (mūrtī).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
mūrti f. any solid body or material form, (pl. material elements, solid particles; ifc. = consisting or formed of), Up.; Mn.; MBh. &c.
embodiment, manifestation, incarnation, personification, TBr.; Mn.; MBh. &c. (esp. of Śiva, Hcat.)
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
any solid body or material form, (pl. material elements, solid particles; ifc. = consisting or formed of), &c.
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Dictionary citations
mūrti f. any solid body or material form, (pl. material elements, solid particles; ifc. = consisting or formed of), Up.; Mn.; MBh. &c.
embodiment, manifestation, incarnation, personification, TBr.; Mn.; MBh. &c. (esp. of Śiva, Hcat.)
anything which has definite shape or limits (in phil. as mind and the 4 elements earth, air, fire, water, but not ākāśa, ether, IW. 52 n. 1), a person, form, figure, appearance, MBh.; Kāv. &c.
an image, idol, statue, Kāv.
beauty, Pañcat.
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