रूप rūp

Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.

How to read the transliteration

This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.

Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919	On this site
c	ch
ś	śh
ṣ	ṣh
r̥	r̥i

A few reading pointers:

ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

sa · n. · m.

Earlier definition

Definition

Rūp, the one who smiles while making the flowers of virtues emerge from his lips. He is the embodiment of Yoga.
Form, shape, appearance, aspect, image, beauty, good looks, mould, type.

Usual translation

Rup
form

Origin of the definition

Roop रूप Form/shape/appearance.

Rup and basant. In Indian mythology: two brothers on whose lips only jewels and flowers appeared. Spiritual sense: by imbibing spiritual knowledge and practicing Raj Yoga, a soul becomes rup and basant. By its form it attracts other souls to God and by giving them knowledge brings spring in their lives (“rup” – form, “basant” – spring).

Rup means “the form”, it stands for yoga, a powerful internal state; basant is “spring”, showering the rain of knowledge to bring about freshness and greenery. We should be an embodiment of yoga (rup) and knowledge (basant).

Rup. Form; embodiment of yoga (in context of rup – basant).

रूप rūpa ru:p (nm) form, shape, appearance; beauty; (good) looks, aspect; image; mould; type