Kurupa, °³Ü°ùÅ«±è²¹, KurÅ«pÄ, Ku-rupa: 16 definitions
Introduction:
Kurupa means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Kurup.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram°³Ü°ùÅ«±è²¹ (कà¥à¤°à¥‚à¤�) refers to one of the eight Heroes (±¹Ä«°ù²¹-²¹á¹£á¹²¹°ì²¹) associated with AvyaktapÄ«á¹ha (i.e., ‘the unmanifest seatâ€� representing the act of churningâ€�³¾²¹²Ô³Ù³óÄå²Ô²¹), according to the ManthÄnabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess KubjikÄ.—[...] The eight Heroes (±¹Ä«°ùÄåṣṲ¹°ì²¹): KaṃkÄla, NirÄpeká¹£a, °³Ü°ùÅ«±è²¹, KÄrtikeÅ›vara, Kunda, KumÄraka, VÄ«ra, VÄ«reÅ›a.

Shakta (शाकà¥à¤�, Å›Äkta) or Shaktism (Å›Äktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation°³Ü°ùÅ«±è²¹ (कà¥à¤°à¥‚à¤�) refers to “one who is deformedâ€� and is used to describe Åšiva, according to the ÅšivapurÄṇa 2.3.31 (“Description of Åšiva’s magicâ€�).—Accordingly, as Åšiva (in disguise of a Brahmin) said to the Lord of Mountains: “I have come to know that you desire to give your daughter to Åšiva, [...] To Åšiva—who has no support, who is devoid of associations, who is deformed (°ì³Ü°ùÅ«±è²¹), who is without attributes, who resides in the cremation-ground, who has the form of a snake-catcher, who is a Yogin, who is naked, who has deficient limbs, who wears snakes as his ornaments, [...]â€�.

The Purana (पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤�, purÄṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra°³Ü°ùÅ«±è²¹ (कà¥à¤°à¥‚à¤�) or Su°ùÅ«±è²¹ is the name of an ancient king from Benares, according to AvadÄnaÅ›ataka (number 35, I, p. 187â€�193) and DvÄviṃśatyavadÄna (chapter 23) mentioned in a note on the 2nd century MahÄprajñÄpÄrami³ÙÄåÅ›Ästra (chapter XIX). Accordingly:—The king of Benares, Su°ùÅ«±è²¹ (variant, °³Ü°ùÅ«±è²¹) offered his son, his wife and his own body as food to Åšakra transformed into a yaká¹£a, in order to hear the stanza: â€�priyebhyo jÄyate Å›okaá¸�, priyebhyo jÄyate bhayam; priyebhyo vipramuk³ÙÄånÄá¹� nÄsti Å›okaá¸�, kuto bhayamâ€� (cf. Dhammapada, v. 212; Av. Å›ataka, I, p. 191).

Mahayana (महायान, mahÄyÄna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ²õÅ«³Ù°ù²¹²õ of which some of the earliest are the various PrajñÄpÄrami³ÙÄå ²õÅ«³Ù°ù²¹²õ.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary°ì³Ü°ùÅ«±è²¹ (कà¥à¤°à¥‚à¤�).—a (S) Of a deformed or ugly face. 2 Deformed or ugly gen.
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°ì³Ü°ùÅ«±è²¹ (कà¥à¤°à¥‚à¤�).—n (S) A deformed or an ugly face. 2 m n A bump or sore (in the foot or hand) occasioned by a thorn or pebble: also a hard excrescence resembling a corn.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishkurupa (कà¥à¤°à¥à¤�).â€�a Ugly. n An ugly face.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary°³Ü°ùÅ«±è²¹ (कà¥à¤°à¥‚à¤�).â€�a. ugly, deformed; कà¥à¤ªà¥à¤¤à¥à¤°à¥‹à¤½à¤ªà¤� à¤à¤µà¥‡à¤¤à¥à¤ªà¥à¤‚साà¤� हृदयाननà¥à¤¦à¤•ारकः à¥� दà¥à¤°à¥à¤µà¤¿à¤¨à¥€à¤¤à¤ƒ कà¥à¤°à¥‚पोऽपà¤� मूरà¥à¤–ोऽपà¤� वà¥à¤¯à¤¸à¤¨à¥€ खलà¤� (kuputro'pi bhavetpuṃsÄá¹� há¹›dayÄnandakÄrakaá¸� | durvinÄ«taá¸� kurÅ«po'pi mÅ«rkho'pi vyasanÄ« khalaá¸�) || Pañcatantra (Bombay) 5.19.
°³Ü°ùÅ«±è²¹ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ku and °ùÅ«±è²¹ (रूà¤�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary°³Ü°ùÅ«±è²¹ (कà¥à¤°à¥‚à¤�).—mfn.
(-±è²¹á¸�-±èÄ«-±è²¹á¹�) Ugly, ill made, deformed. n.
(-á¹£aá¹�) Ugliness. E. ku, and °ùÅ«±è²¹ form.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary°³Ü°ùÅ«±è²¹ (कà¥à¤°à¥‚à¤�) or JÄta°ùÅ«±è²¹.â€�(vb. jan), I. n. gold, [Nala] 1, 19. Ii. adj. golden, MahÄbhÄrata 14, 190.
°³Ü°ùÅ«±è²¹ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ku and °ùÅ«±è²¹ (रूà¤�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary°³Ü°ùÅ«±è²¹ (कà¥à¤°à¥‚à¤�).—[adjective] ill shaped, ugly; [abstract] °ì³Ü°ùÅ«±è²¹³ÙÄå [feminine]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) °³Ü°ùÅ«±è²¹ (कà¥à¤°à¥‚à¤�):—[=ku-°ùÅ«±è²¹] [from ku] a mfn. ill-shaped, deformed, ugly, [Pañcatantra; KathÄsaritsÄgara]
2) [=ku-°ùÅ«±è²¹] b etc. See 1. ku.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary°³Ü°ùÅ«±è²¹ (कà¥à¤°à¥‚à¤�):—[ku-°ùÅ«±è²¹] (paá¸�-pÄ«-paá¹�) a. Ugly.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary°³Ü°ùÅ«±è²¹ (कà¥à¤°à¥‚à¤�) [Also spelled kurup]:â€�(a) ugly, unsightly, hideous; hence ~[³ÙÄå] (nf).
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus°³Ü°ùÅ«±è²¹ (ಕà³à²°à³‚à²�):â€�
1) [noun] the quality of being unpleasing to look at; the form that aesthetically offensive or unsightly; ugliness.
2) [noun] an ugly man.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary1) °³Ü°ùÅ«±è²¹ (कà¥à¤°à¥‚à¤�):—adj. 1. ugly; deformed; 2. ill-shaped; clumsy;
2) KurÅ«pÄ (कà¥à¤°à¥‚पा):—adj. fem. ugly; unsightly;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Starts with (+3): Kuru-panainatu, Kuru-patatacar, Kurupada, Kurupam, Kurupancala, Kurupancalatra, Kurupandava, Kurupanni, Kuruparamparai, Kuruparampariyam, Kuruparan, Kurupata, Kurupatal, Kurupatam, Kurupatamaram, Kurupate, Kurupatecam, Kurupatha, Kurupatti, Kurupattiram.
Full-text (+4): Kurupata, Kurupam, Kurupatva, Kurup, Asrij, Khurupa, Kurupin, Jatarupa, Surupa, Kushcala, Cotitanul, Kumaraka, Kartikeshvara, Nirapeksha, Kurumpar, Bhuj, Viresha, Kankala, Kamada, Vira.
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