Dictionary meanings for arūpa from Apte and Monier-Williams.
apte + mw
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a. 1 Formless, shapeless.
2 Ugly, deformed.
3 Dissimilar, unlike. paṃ 1 A bad or ugly figure.
2 The Pradhāna of the Sāṃkhyas [Page0163-a+ 55] and Brahma of the Vedāntins. Comp. hārya a. not to be attract- ed or won over by beauty; arūpa- hāryaṃ madanasya nigrahāt Ku. 5. 53.
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
mf (A) n. formless, shapeless PBr.; S3vetUp.; Nr2isUp. Page89,1 15519 mf (A) n. ugly, ill-formed R. 011395 89,1 15520 emancipation (= nirvāṇa), MWB. 137 1316,1 15520.1 (/a-rūpa-) mfn. not distinguishing the shape or colour S3Br. xiv. 011396 89,1 15521
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