anya rūpa

 Anya rūpa in Sanskrit means “another form,” “a different appearance,” or “changed/altered in form.”

Meaning of the components

• Anya (अन्य) — “other, different, another”

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• Rūpa (रूप) — “form, shape, appearance”

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Together, anya-rūpa literally means “other-form” or “having a different form.”

Dictionary definition of anya-rūpa

A dedicated entry defines anyá-rūpa as

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• n. “another form”
• mf(ā) n. “having another form, changed, altered,” including the sense “disguised.”

This matches the standard Sanskrit pattern where rūpa in compounds indicates “having the form/appearance of”

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How the compound is used

Because anya means “other, different” and rūpa means “form,” the compound can express several nuances depending on context:

• Changed form — a transformation or alteration in appearance.
• Different form — a form distinct from another object or earlier state.
• Disguised form — taking on another appearance (a common usage in Vedic and epic literature).
• Alternative manifestation — another mode or aspect of something.

The dictionary entry explicitly notes the sense “in another form, disguised” in Vedic usage

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Broader context of rūpa

The word rūpa itself has a wide semantic range—“form, figure, shape, appearance”

Sanskrit Dictionary

—and in religious contexts (Hinduism) can refer to physical form, materiality, or even spiritual manifestations

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. In anya-rūpa, however, the meaning remains straightforward: a form that is different from the expected or original one.

Summary

Anya rūpa = “another form,” “different form,” “changed appearance,” or “disguised form.”
It is a descriptive compound used to indicate alteration, difference, or transformation in appearance.