As a Hindi name
रूपक · noun · masculine
मूर्ति । प्रतिकृति · वह काव्य जो पात्रों द्वारा खेला जाता है या जिसका अभिनय किया जाता है । द्दश्यकाव्य · एक अर्थालंकार जिसमें उपमेय में उपमान के साधर्म्य का आरोप करके उसका वर्णन उपमान के रूप से या अभेदरूप किया जाता है — Śabdasāgara
रूपक · masculine
the name of a tala, having 7 matras split into 3 vibhags of 3, 2, and 2 matras, respectively
रूपक · masculine
nickel
a Hindi word; it is not Sanskrit
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a figure of speech, metaphor, comparison, simile (esp. one in which iva, vat &c. are omitted, e.g. bāhu-latā, ‘a creeper-like arm’, paṇi-padma, ‘a lotus-like hand’; there are 3 or…
Verified derivationMultiple readings (7)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "rūpaka" is the vocative of "rūpakā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "rūpaka" is derived from "rūpa" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
rūpa n. (perhaps connected with varpa, varpas; ifc. f.(ā), rarely (ī)) any outward appearance or phenomenon or colour (often pl.), form, shape, figure, RV. &c. &c. (rūpeṇa ifc. in the form of ; rūpam-√ kṛ or √ bhū, to assume a form; often ifc. = ‘having the form or appearance or colour of’, ‘formed or composed of’, ‘consisting of’, ‘like to’; sometimes used after an adj. or p.p. to emphasize its meaning or almost redundantly, cf. ghora-r˚; or connected with a verb, e.g. pacati-rūpam, he cooks very well, cf. Pāṇ. viii, 1, 57)
dreamy or phantom shapes (pl.), VS.; ŚBr.
rūpaka mfn. having form, figurative, metaphorical, illustrating by figurative language, Sāh.
rūpaka m. a partic. coin (prob. a rupee), Var.; Pañcat. &c.
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rūpaka mfn. having form, figurative, metaphorical, illustrating by figurative language, Sāh.
rūpaka m. a partic. coin (prob. a rupee), Var.; Pañcat. &c.
(in music) a kind of measure, Saṃgīt. (cf. -tāla)
rūpaka [cf. Zd. urupi]
rūpaka n. form, figure, shape, appearance (mostly ifc., with f(ā). , = having the form of, composed or consisting of, similar to), MBh.; Kāv. &c.
rūpakā f. a female fox or jackal, AV. xi, 9, 15
rūpa n. (perhaps connected with varpa, varpas; ifc. f.(ā), rarely (ī)) any outward appearance or phenomenon or colour (often pl.), form, shape, figure, RV. &c. &c. (rūpeṇa ifc. in the form of ; rūpam-√ kṛ or √ bhū, to assume a form; often ifc. = ‘having the form or appearance or colour of’, ‘formed or composed of’, ‘consisting of’, ‘like to’; sometimes used after an adj. or p.p. to emphasize its meaning or almost redundantly, cf. ghora-r˚; or connected with a verb, e.g. pacati-rūpam, he cooks very well, cf. Pāṇ. viii, 1, 57)
dreamy or phantom shapes (pl.), VS.; ŚBr.
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