बहुरूप

{ bahurūpa }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

BAHURŪPA   One of the eleven Rudras. Eleven Rudras were born to Kaśyapa by his wife Surabhi. Surabhi, who had been purified by Maheśvara whom she had pleased by her penance, got as sons, Aja, Ekapād, Ahirbudhnya, Tvaṣṭṛ and Rudra. The renowned Viśvarūpa was the son of Tvaṣṭṛ. The eleven Rudras are Hara, Bahurūpa, Tryambaka, Aparājita, Vṛṣākapi, Śambhu, Kapardin, Raivata, Mṛgavyādha, Sarpa and Kapālin The number of the Rudras is one hundred lakhs. They pervade everything moving and not moving. [Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 18] .

A dictionary, Marathi and English

   bahurūpa n S Theatrical representation, acting, mimicry, buffoonery &c.
   Multiform or manifold.

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

बहु—रूप  mfn.  mf( आ॑)n. multiform, variegated, checkered

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   manifold, [VS.] &c. &c.
बहु—रूप  m.  m. N. of शिव, [MBh.]

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   of रुद्र, ib.; [Pur.]
   of a son of मेधातिथि, [BhP.]
   (only [L.]) a chameleon
   hair
   the resin of Shorea Robusta
   the sun
    N. of ब्रह्मा
   of विष्णु
   of the god of love
   of a बुद्ध
बहु—रूप  n.  n. N. of a वर्ष, [BhP.]

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Shabda-Sagara

बहुरूप  mfn.  ( -पः-पी-पं) Multiform.
  m.  ( -पः)
   1. Resin.
   2. ŚIVA.
   3. VISHṆU. 4. Love, CUPID.
   5. A chameleon.
   6. BRAHMĀ.
   7. Hair.
   8. One of the Jinas or Jaina saints.
    E. बहु many, रूप shape.

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