As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
having form or colour, formed, embodied, corporeal
Verified derivationMultiple readings (5)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "rūpavat" is derived from "rūpa" with the matup 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.
rūpa—vat mfn. having form or colour, formed, embodied, corporeal, R.; BhP.; Kathās.
having a beautiful form or col˚, handsomely formed, handsome, beautiful (superl. -tama), PārGṛ.; MBh.; Nir. &c.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
rūpa—vat mfn. having form or colour, formed, embodied, corporeal, R.; BhP.; Kathās.
having a beautiful form or col˚, handsomely formed, handsome, beautiful (superl. -tama), PārGṛ.; MBh.; Nir. &c.
having the form or appearance of (ifc.), MBh.; MārkP.
rūpavat a. 1 Having form or colour. 2 Bodily, corporeal. 3 Embodied. 4 Handsome, beautiful. — tī A beautiful woman.
rūpavat mfn. (-vān-vatī-vat) 1 Having shape or colour, &c. 2 Well-shaped, beautiful, handsome. E. rūpa form, &c., and matup poss. aff.
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.
Alternative readings
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