विश्वरूप viśvarūpa
neuter 4 syllables SLP1 viSvarUpa

As a deity name

Name 70 of the Ganesha Sahasranāma — Ganesha Purana (Upasana Khanda), as taught by Sage Vyasa / Lord Ganesha

Name 96 of the Gopal Sahasranāma — Sammohana Tantra, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati

Name 813 of the Gopal Sahasranāma — Sammohana Tantra, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati

Name 932 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees

As a Hindi name

विश्वरूप · noun · masculine

विष्णु · शिव · पूराणानुसार त्वष्टा के एक पुत्र का नाम — Śabdasāgara

As a Sanskrit word

Meaning

wearing all forms, manifold, various, &c.

Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (5)

Why this matches what you typed

M1 · same meaning "viśvarūpa" is the vocative of "viśvarūpā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.

M3 · meaning shifts "viśvarūpa" is derived from "viśva" with the rūpap suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.

the base — विश्व

viśva mf(ā)n. (prob. fr. √ 1. viś, to pervade, cf. Uṇ. i, 151; declined as a pron. like sarva, by which it is superseded in the Brāhmaṇas and later language) all, every, every one

whole, entire, universal, RV. &c. &c.

your form — विश्वरूप

viśva—rūpa n. sg. various forms, Mn.; Pañcar.; RāmatUp.

viśva—rūpa mf(ā or ī)n. many-coloured, variegated, RV.; AV. &c.

Related forms

  • विश्वरूपा viśvarūpā M1 · same meaning
  • विश्व viśva M3 · meaning shifts

Dictionary citations

Monier-Williams (1899) · विश्वरूप

viśva—rūpa n. sg. various forms, Mn.; Pañcar.; RāmatUp.

Monier-Williams (1899) · विश्वरूप

viśva—rūpa mf(ā or ī)n. many-coloured, variegated, RV.; AV. &c.

Monier-Williams (1899) · विश्वरूप

wearing all forms, manifold, various, RV.; AV.; TS. &c.

Monier-Williams (1899) · विश्वरूप

viśva—rūpa m. N. of partic. comets, VarBṛS.

Monier-Williams (1899) · विश्वरूप

of Śiva, MBh.

Monier-Williams (1899) · विश्वरूपा (linked stem)

viśva—rūpā (ā), f. a dappled cow, RV.; VS.; TBr.

Monier-Williams (1899) · विश्वरूपा (linked stem)

N. of partic. verses (e.g. RV. v, 81, 2), Br.; Lāṭy.

Monier-Williams (1899) · विश्व (linked stem)

viśva mf(ā)n. (prob. fr. √ 1. viś, to pervade, cf. Uṇ. i, 151; declined as a pron. like sarva, by which it is superseded in the Brāhmaṇas and later language) all, every, every one

Monier-Williams (1899) · विश्व (linked stem)

whole, entire, universal, RV. &c. &c.

Alternative readings

More than one analysis survives full verification. That ambiguity is real, so we show every reading rather than pick one silently.

  • विश्वरूप whole word full derivation
  • विश्व + रूपप् taddhita full derivation
  • वि + श्वरूप upasarga compound verified split
  • विशू + अरूप samasa verified split

Caveats

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