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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. रूपकrūpakaa.Bodily, corporeal.

    [रूप्-ण्वुल्]

    1. Bodily, corporeal.
    2. Figurative (as words etc.).

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -कः A particular coin, a rupee.

    • -कम्

      1. Form, figure, shape (at the end of comp.).
      2. Any manifestation or representation.
      3. A sign, feature.
      4. A kind, species.
      5. A statue; चित्रतत्तदनुकार्यविभ्रमाधाय्य- नेकविधिरूपरूपकम् Name18.12; द्वारशाखोपशोभारूपकमात्रम् Ks.
      6. A drama, play, a dramatic composition; (one of the two main subdivisions of dramatic compositions; it is divided into ten classes; there are eighteen minor divisions of it called उपरूपक); दृश्यं तत्राभिनेयं तद्रूपारोपात्तु रूपकम् S. D.272-3; also नाटकमथ प्रकरणं भाणव्यायोगसमव- कारडिमाः । ईहामृगाङ्कवीथ्यः प्रहसनमिति रूपकाणि दश S. D.; उच्चैरुच्च- रितपदां पपाठ नान्दीं प्रारम्भे द्रुतमययानरूपकस्य Śiva B.24.68.
      7. (In Rhet.) A figure of speech corresponding to the English metaphor, in which the upameya is represented as being identical with the upamāna; तद्रूपकमभेदो य उपमानोपमेययोः K. Parasmaipada1 (see ad Locative for details).
      8. A kind of weight (Equivalent to the gunjas).

    • -तालः a particular time in music.

    • -नृत्यम् a kind of dance.

    • -रूपकम् a particular kind of रूपक.

    • -शब्दः a figurative or metaphorical expression.

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  2. अभिरूपकabhirūpaka= अभिरूप q. v.

    Equivalent to अभिरूप quod vide, which see

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  3. अरूपकarūpakaa.Without any figure or metaphor, not figurative, literal.

    Without any figure or metaphor, not figurative, literal.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. रूपकrūpaka[rûpa-ka] a. designating figuratively; m. kind of coin, Rupee; n. appearance, form, (gnly. --˚ a.=forming…

    [rûpa-ka] adjective designating figuratively; masculine kind of coin, Rupee; neuter appearance, form, (generally --˚ adjectiveEquivalent toforming, consisting of); figure, image; manifestation, species; metaphor; drama, play: -rûpaka, neuter kind of metaphor.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. रूपकrūpakamfn. having form, figurative, metaphorical, illustrating by figurative language Sa1h.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective having form, figurative, metaphorical, illustrating by figurative language Sa1h.
    2. masculine gender a particular coin (probably a rupee) Var. Pan5cat. etc.
    3. masculine gender (in music) a kind of measure Sam2gi1t. (confer, compare -ताल)
    4. neuter gender form, figure, shape, appearance (mostly in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound', with f(आ)., Equivalent to having the form of, composed or consisting of, similar to) MBh. Ka1v. etc.
    5. neuter gender image, likeness AitBr. Katha1s.
    6. neuter gender feature, sign, symptom W.
    7. neuter gender kind, species MaitrUp.
    8. neuter gender (in rhetoric) a figure of speech, metaphor, comparison, simile (especially one in which इव, वत् etc. are omitted exempli gratia, 'for example' बाहु-लता, "a creeper-like arm", पणि-पद्म, "a lotus-like hand" Page886,3; there are 3 or 4 varieties of Ru1paka रूपक exempli gratia, 'for example' the अर्ध-र्that the rest of a word is to be supplied, "partial metaphor", खण्ड-र्that the rest of a word is to be supplied, "imperfect m metaphor", and ललाम-र्that the rest of a word is to be supplied, "flowery m metaphor") Ka1vya7d. Sa1h. etc. (confer, compare IW. 458)
    9. neuter gender a drama, play, theatrical performance (especially of the principal class, as opp. to the उप-रूपकस् or inferior dramas; of the former there are 10 species including the Na1t2aka नाटक or higher order of play and the Prahasana प्रहसन or farce) Das3ar. Sa1h. etc. (IW. 471)
    10. neuter gender a particular weight (Equivalent to 3 Gun5ja1s गुञ्जा s) Lexicographers
    11. neuter gender Equivalent to मूर्त or धूर्त Lexicographers
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  2. अप्रतिरूपकथाapratirūpakathāf. incomparable or unanswerable discourse L.

    feminine incomparable or unanswerable discourse Lexicographers

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  3. अभिरूपकabhirūpakamfn. = अभि-रूप Pa1n2. 8-1, 8 Sch.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective Equivalent to अभि-रूप Pa1n2. 8-1, 8 Scholiast or Commentator
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (gaRa श्रेण्य्-आदि and श्रमणा*दि quod vide)
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  4. अरूपकarūpakamfn. shapeless, immaterial MBh. iii, 12984
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective shapeless, immaterial MBh. iii, 12984
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (in rhetoric) without figure or metaphor, literal.
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  5. अवयवरूपकavayavarūpakan. a simile by which two things are only compared with regard to their parts Ka1vya7d.

    neuter gender a simile by which two things are only compared with regard to their parts Ka1vya7d.

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  6. अवयविरूपकavayavirūpakan. a simile by which two things are only compared as wholes Ka1vya7d.

    neuter gender a simile by which two things are only compared as wholes Ka1vya7d.

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