शतरूपा (śatarūpā) is a Sanskrit word meaning having a hundred forms, an epithet of a Muni, the daughter and wife of Brahma, name of the wife of Brahma, an epithet of Savitri, the daughter of Brahma, the wife of Brahman. Its 7 recorded definitions are grouped into 3 contexts, among them Mythological Figure Śatarūpā, A Male Sage (Muni) named Śatarūpa, Adjective: Hundred-formed.
(H3B) [Printed book page 1050,1] शत (śata)—रूपा (—rūpā) (आ (ā)), f.N. of the daughter and wife of Brahmā (her incestuous intercourse with her father produced Manu Svāyambhuva, but some Purāṇas make Śata-rūpā the wife not mother of the first Manu), Harivaṃśa (Title) ; Bṛhad-āraṇyaka-upaniṣad (Title) , Sch.; Purāṇas (Literary category) [ID=212142]
1. The wife of Brahman. 2. The daughter of Brahman.
शतरूपा (śatarūpā) [Printed book page 706-16] शत-रूपा (śata-rūpā)f. 1. name of the wife of Brahman (m.); 2. of his daughter. [ID=37001]
— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Name of the wife of Brahma. 2. An epithet of Savitri, the daughter of Brahma.
शतरूपा (śatarūpā) [Printed book page 706-a] शतरूपा (śatarūpā)
f. (-पा (-pā))
1. Name of the wife of BRAHMĀ.
2. An epithet of SĀVITRI, the daughter of BRAHMĀ.
[ID=39405]
— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. The female half of Brahma's body. 2. The queen of Svayambhuva Manu. 3. The mother of three daughters and the sons Priyavrata and Uttanapada.
शतरूपा (śatarūpā) [Printed book page 3-375] Śatarūpā (I) — the female half of Brahmā's body — spread over all the worlds; performed austerities for a lakh of years and became queen of Svāyambhuva Manu as Rati; gave mar- riage presents to her daughter Devahūtī; mother of three daughters,1 and of sons Priyavrata and Uttānapāda;2 a tapas- vinī.3 [Footnote: 1) Bhā. III. 12. 54; 21. 26; 22. 23; IV. 1. 1; 8. 7; VIII. 1. 7; XI. 16. 25; Vā. 10. 8-13; 57. 57; Br. II. 9. 15 and 33.]
[Footnote: 2) Ib. II. 1. 57; II. 29. 62-3.]
[Footnote: 3) Vi I. 7. 17.] [ID=14052]
— The Purana Index
the daughter of Brahma whom he married and with whom he had Svayambhuva Manu and seven other sons
Śatarūpā (II) — daughter of Brahmā whom the father married and brought forth Svāyambhuva Manu; other sons, seven in number. M. 3. 31, 43; 4. 24-5. [ID=14053]
— The Purana Index
A Male Sage (Muni) named Śatarūpa
1 definition1
an epithet of a Muni
शत (śata)—रूप (—rūpa)m.N. of a Muni, Catalogue(s) [Cologne Addition] (Title) [ID=212141]
(H3) [Printed book page 1050,1] शत (śata)—रूप (—rūpa)mfn. having a h° forms, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=212140]
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Definitions on this page come from 4 works:
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.
