As a deity name
Name 325 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
Name 863 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
Name 932 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
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 innumerable forms or shapes.
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (4)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "anantarūpa" is derived from "ananta" with the rūpap suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
an-anta mf(ā)n. endless, boundless, eternal, infinite
an-anta (as), m. N. of Viṣṇu
an-anta—rūpa mfn. having innumerable forms or shapes.
anantarūpa mfn. (-paḥ-pā-paṃ) Multiform. E. ananta, and rūpa form.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
an-anta—rūpa mfn. having innumerable forms or shapes.
anantarūpa mfn. (-paḥ-pā-paṃ) Multiform. E. ananta, and rūpa form.
an-anta mf(ā)n. endless, boundless, eternal, infinite
an-anta (as), m. N. of Viṣṇu
Alternative readings
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