Pāli Dictionary

abhirūpa

abhiprefixrūprootasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

rūp8form; shape

Synonyms

kalyāṇa, suvaṇṇa, rūpavant, sudassana, vaggu, bhabbarūpa, cāru

general

  • beautiful; handsome; lovely; of fine form

  • MN 75

    so suṇeyya cakkhumato bhāsamānassa, chekaṃ vata, bho, odātaṃ vatthaṃ abhirūpaṃ nimmalaṃ sucī'ti! so odātapariyesanaṃ careyya.

  • AN 6.43

    apissu taṃ jano disvā evam'āha, abhirūpo vata, bho, rañño nāgo, dassanīyo vata, bho, rañño nāgo, pāsādiko vata, bho, rañño nāgo, kāy'upapanno vata, bho, rañño nāgo'ti!

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