As a deity name
Name 622 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
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
of the same form
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (5)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "samarūpāya" is the dative of "samarūpa" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "samarūpa" is derived from "sama" with the rūpap suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
1. sama mfn. (connected with 7. sa and with 2. sama and samāna; cf. samaha, used as pron.: declined like sarva, e.g. samasmai, RV. vi, 51, 6) any, every, RV.
sama [cf. Gk. ἁμός, ἀμός; Goth. suma; Angl.Sax. sum; Eng. some.]
sama—rūpa mfn. of the same form, MW.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
sama—rūpa mfn. of the same form, MW.
1. sama mfn. (connected with 7. sa and with 2. sama and samāna; cf. samaha, used as pron.: declined like sarva, e.g. samasmai, RV. vi, 51, 6) any, every, RV.
sama [cf. Gk. ἁμός, ἀμός; Goth. suma; Angl.Sax. sum; Eng. some.]
Alternative readings
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