Sanskrit Words for Metaphor

yuktá--rūpaka n. an appropriate metaphor

rūpaka [p= 886,2] [L=179213] mfn. having form , figurative , metaphorical , illustrating by figurative language Sa1h.rūpaka [L=179214] m. a partic. coin (prob. a rupee) Var. Pan5cat. &crūpaka [L=179215] m. (in music) a kind of measure Sam2gi1t. (cf. -tāla)rūpaka [L=179218] n. form , figure , shape , appearance (mostly ifc. , with f(ā). , = having the form of , composed or consisting of , similar to) MBh. Ka1v. &crūpaka [L=179219] n. image , likeness AitBr. Katha1s.rūpaka [L=179220] n. feature , sign , symptom W.rūpaka [L=179221] n. kind , species MaitrUp.rūpaka [p= 886,3] [p= 886,2] [L=179222] n. (in rhet.) a figure of speech , metaphor , comparison , simile (esp. one in which iva , vat &c are omitted e.g. bāhu-latā , " a creeper-like arm " , paṇi-padma , " a lotus-like hand " ; there are 3 or 4 varieties of rūpaka e.g. the ardha-r° , " partial metaphor " , khaṇḍa-r° , " imperfect metaphor " , and lalāma-r° , " flowery metaphor ") Ka1vya7d. Sa1h. &c (cf. IW. 458)rūpaka [L=179223] n. a drama , play , theatrical performance (esp. of the principal class , as opp. to the upa-rūpakas or inferior dramas ; of the former there are 10 species including the nāṭaka or higher order of play and the prahasana or farce) Das3ar. Sa1h. &c ( IW. 471)rūpaka [L=179224] n. a partic. weight (= 3 guñjās) L.rūpaka [L=179225] n. = mūrta or dhūrta L.