सारूप्यम्- Sārūpya

 

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सारूप्यम्- Sārūpya

 

 Etymology

This word is derived in two levels. First the word Sarūpa is arrived at and from that the word sārūpyam is derived.

समानं रूपं यस्य सः सरूप:

samānaṃ rūpaṃ yasya saḥ sarūpaḥ

The one who has a similar form is sarūpa

 

At the first level it is a compound where the word sarūpa is arrived at by combining the words  

Samāna (similar/identical) and rūpa (form). They are combined as per the Bahuvrīhi compound rule तेन सहेति तुल्ययोगे tena saheti tulyayoge  (aṣṭādhyāyī  2.2.28)

 

सरूप+ष्यञ् = सारूप्यम्

sarūpa+ṣyañ = sārūpyam

The suffix ṣyañ is added to the word sarūpa to denote the nature or attribute. The suffix is added as per the grammar rule गुणवचनब्राह्मणादिभ्यः कर्मणि च guṇavacanabrāhmaṇādibhyaḥ karmaṇi ca (aṣṭādhyāyī 5.1.124)

Hence the derivative statement would be - सरूपस्य भावः सारूप्यम् sarūpasya bhāvaḥ sārūpyam -  The nature of sarūpa is sārūpyam (identical nature/form)

 

 Lexicon – This term is not found in Amarakośa.

Textual Occurrences

Yogasūtra

There is just one occurrence of this term in this text.

वृत्तिसारूप्यमितरत्र ॥ १.४ ॥

vṛttisārūpyamitaratra .. 1.4 ..- The Sūtra states that when not in state of Yoga, the form of the consciousness attains (reflects) the - form similar - (sārūpya) to that of the activities of the mind (Vṛttis).

 Bhagavad-gītā & Haṭha-yoga-pradīpikā – This term is not found in these two texts.

 

Observations

It is to be noted that, while the term sārūpya is generally found in āgamas & purāṇas and other divinity oriented systems of knowledge– in Yogic context from among the three major texts considered – it is seen exclusively in Yoga-sūtras only.

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