As a deity name
Name 489 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
Name 38 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
Name 789 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
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
mighty in form (said of Śiva)
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (5)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "mahārūpāya" is the dative of "mahārūpa" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "mahārūpa" is derived from "mahā" with the rūpap suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
mahā (ā), f. a cow, L.
Ichnocarpus Frutescens, L.
mahā—rūpa mfn. mighty in form (said of Śiva), MBh.
mahā—rūpa m. N. of a Kalpa or cycle, Buddh.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
mahā—rūpa mfn. mighty in form (said of Śiva), MBh.
mahā—rūpa m. N. of a Kalpa or cycle, Buddh.
mahā (ā), f. a cow, L.
Ichnocarpus Frutescens, L.
Alternative readings
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