Svarupa
/sʋəˈruːpə/noun
A Sanskrit word meaning one's own form, nature, or essential nature.
Did you know?In Indian philosophical traditions, especially Vedanta and Yoga, svarūpa is used to point to the innermost nature of a being, not just its outward appearance.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*swer-
“one's own, self”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*reuh₁-
“to form, make, shape”
Classical Sanskrit
Sanskrit
svarūpa
“one's own form; essential nature, true appearance”
Middle Indo-Aryan
Prakrit
saruva / sarūva
“one's own form, nature”
Modern English
English
svarupa
“used in English as a transliterated Sanskrit term for essential nature or true form”