As a deity name
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
Name 38 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
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
wearing all forms, manifold, various, &c.
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (5)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "viśvarūpāya" is the dative of "viśvarūpa" — 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.
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 like sarva, by which it is superseded in the Brāhmaṇas and later language) all, every, every one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.
viśva—rūpa n. sg. various forms, Mn.; Pañcar.; RāmatUp.
viśva—rūpa mf(ā or ī)n. many-coloured, variegated, RV.; AV. &c.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
viśva—rūpa n. sg. various forms, Mn.; Pañcar.; RāmatUp.
viśva—rūpa mf(ā or ī)n. many-coloured, variegated, RV.; AV. &c.
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 like sarva, by which it is superseded in the Brāhmaṇas and later language) all, every, every one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.
Alternative readings
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