Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
n. (prob. connected with rūpa) a pretended or assumed form, phantom RV. 926,2 187792 n. any form or shape, figure, image, aspect ib. 926,2 187793 n. artifice, device, design ib. 119690 926,2 187794 mfn. (fr. varpa = varpas + niti) taking a pretended form, acting artfully RV. 119691 926,2 187795
