aparūpa

 

In Sanskrit, aparūpa primarily means “ugly,

deformed, ill‑shaped, or monstrous,” 

derived from apa (“bad”) + rūpa (“form”).

Core Sanskrit meaning

The Sanskrit dictionaries in the results define aparūpa (अपरूप) as:

• Ugly, deformed, ill‑looking, odd‑shaped

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• Monstrosity, deformity (as a neuter noun aparūpam)

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• Used in Vedic texts such as the Atharva‑veda to denote a misshapen
• or monstrous form

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These meanings come directly from the Sanskrit etymology:

• apa = bad, away, wrong
• rūpa = form, shape
  → “bad form,” “distorted form.”

Extended or secondary senses

Some Sanskrit lexicographers also include:

• Strange, uncommon, odd (a broader sense also reflected in later
• Indian languages)

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How related Indian languages interpret it

Although the user asked specifically about Sanskrit, the cross‑linguistic

data helps clarify the semantic field:

• Marathi: strange, uncommon, wonderful; also precious

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• Hindi: ugly, grotesque, unparalleled

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• Kannada: rare, unusual; also deformed or shapeless

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• Nepali: ugly, deformed, odd‑shaped

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These show that while Sanskrit emphasizes ugliness or deformity, later

languages often broaden the meaning to rare, unusual, or remarkable.

Summary

In classical Sanskrit, the most accurate meanings of aparūpa are:

• Ugly, deformed, monstrous
• A deformity or monstrosity (as a noun)
• Occasionally strange or uncommon