Murtipa, ūپ貹, Murti-pa: 5 definitions
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Murtipa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Indexūپ貹 (मूर्ति�).—The priests of a temple; learned and of noble families; they may be 32 or 16 or 8 according to requirements of different ages.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 265. 1-6, 42; 266. 54.

The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryūپ貹 (मूर्ति�).—a worshipper of an image, one who is in charge of an idol.
Derivable forms: ūپ貹� (मूर्तिपः).
ūپ貹 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ūپ and pa (�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionaryūپ貹 (मूर्ति�):—[=ūپ-pa] [from ūپ > mūrch] m. ‘image-keeper�, a priest who guards an idol, [Catalogue(s)]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Murtipada, Murtipalakshana, Murtipanjara, Murtipanjaranyasa, Murtiparijnana.
Full-text: Murtipalakshana, Vimanasthapana, Mandapasthapana, Naladisthapana, Takshaka, Shilpin.
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