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Entry तपस्

  1. तपस्tapasThe month of Māgha; तपसि मन्द- गभस्तिरभीषुमान् Śi.6.63.
    1. The month of Māgha; तपसि मन्द- गभस्तिरभीषुमान् Śi.6.63.
    2. An epithet of Agni. -Masculine, -Neuter

    Derived forms and compounds

    • तपस् tapas, Neuter

      1. तप्-असुन्
      2. Warmth, heat, fire, light; एकः सूर्यस्तपसो योनिरेका Mb.12.351.1.
      3. Pain, suffering; न तपः कुतश्चन Rv.7.82.7.
      4. Penance, religious austerity, mortification; तपः किलेदं तदवाप्तिसाधनम् Ku.5.64.
      5. Meditation connected with the practice of personal self-denial or bodily mortification; गीरा वाऽऽशंसामि तपसा ह्यनन्तौ Mb.1.3.57.; Bhāg.12.11.24.
      6. Moral virtue, merit.
      7. Special duty or observance (of any particular caste); यत्सप्तान्नानि मेधया तपसाजनयत्पिता Bṛi. Up. 1.5.1.
      8. One of the seven worlds; id est, that is the region above the world called जनस्.
      9. The month of religious austerities.
      10. A long period of time, Kalpa.
      11. (In Astrology) The ninth lunar mansion.
      12. Chastisement (दण्ड); आयुः शक्तिं च कालं च निर्दिश्य तप आदिशेत् Mb. 12.267.35. -Masculine
      13. The cold season (शिशिर).
      14. The winter (हेमन्त).
      15. The hot season (ग्रीष्म).
    • -अनुभावः the influence of religious penance.

    • -अर्थीय Adjective destined for austerities; तपोर्थीयं ब्राह्मणी धत्त गर्भम् Mb.11.26.5.

    • -अवटः the Brahmāvarta country.

    • -कर Adjective undergoing penance; also तपस्कर> -करः the mango-fish (Polynemus Risua).

    • -कृश Adjective emaciated by austerities.

    • -क्लेशः the pain of religious austerity.

    • -गच्छः (also तपागच्छः) the 6th गच्छ of the Śvetāmbara Jainas.

    • -चरणम्, -चर्या the practice of penance.

    • -तक्षः, -तङ्कः an epithet of Indra.

    • -धन Adjective

    • -मूर्तिः

      1. an ascetic.
      2. the Supreme spirit.
    • -मूल Adjective founded on religious austerity; तपोमूलमिदं सर्वं दैवमानुषकं सुखम् Ms.11.234.

    • -यज्ञः sacrificing by austerites; Bg.4.28.

    • -राजः the moon.

    • -स्थली

      1. a seat of religious austerity.
      2. Name of Benares.
      3. rich in religious penance.
      4. pious, ascetic.
      5. consisting in penance, (-नः) 'rich in penance', an ascetic, devotee; रम्यास्तपोधनानां क्रियाः Ś.1.13; शमप्रधानेषु तपोधनेषु 2.7;4.1; Śi.1.23; R.14.19; Ms.11.242.
    • -निधिः an eminently pious man, an ascetic; R.1.56.

    • -निष्ठ Adjective performing penance; Ms.3.134; Y.1.221.

    • -पतिः Name of Viṣṇu; Bhāg.4.24.14.

    • -प्रभावः, -बलम् the power acquired by religious austerities; efficacy or potency of devotion.

    • -भृत् Adjective ascetic, pious.

    • -राशिः

      1. an ascetic.
      2. Name of Viṣṇu (पुरुषोत्तम).
    • -लोकः the region above the world called जनस्; Bhāg.2.5.4.

    • -वनम् a penance-grove, a sacred grove in which ascetics practise penance; कृतं त्वयोपवनं तपोवनमिति प्रेक्षे Ś1; R.1.9;2.18.

    • -वासः a place of penance or religious austerities.

    • -विशेषः excellence of devotion, pre-eminent religious austerities.

    • -वृद्ध Adjective very ascetic or devout.

    • -शील Adjective inclined to practise penance.

    • -समाधिः the practice of penance or religious austerities; तपःसमाधेः प्रतिकूलवर्ती Ku.3.24;5.6,18.

    • -सुतः Name of Yudhi- ṣṭhira; Mb.3.313.19.

    In the Gita7·910·516·117·517·717·1417·1517·1617·1717·18+8

    जीवनं सर्वभूतेषु तपश्चास्मि तपस्विषु ॥

    jīvanaṁ sarvabhūteṣu tapaścāsmi tapasviṣu. — I am pure scent in earth and energy of light in fire; I am life in all existences, I am the ascetic force of those who do askesis. 7·9
    • तपःtapaḥnominative singular of the neuter noun tapas (austerity, askesis, the ascetic force).
    • तपःसुtapaḥsulocative plural of the neuter noun tapas (austerity, askesis, the ascetic force).
    • तपोभिःtapobhiḥinstrumental plural of the neuter noun tapas (austerity, askesis, the ascetic force).
    • तपसाtapasāinstrumental singular of the neuter noun tapas (austerity, askesis, the ascetic force).
    • तपसिtapasilocative singular of the neuter noun tapas (austerity, askesis, the ascetic force).

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Headwords under त

Part 2 of 8 तपस् – तलाचीAll parts
  1. त – तपनीय
  2. तपस् – तलाची
  3. तलिका – तारकिणी
  4. तारकित – तिष्ठद्धोम
  5. तिष्य – तुष्य
  6. तुस् – तैलिनम्
  7. तैलिनी – त्रैशङ्कव
  8. त्रोटकम् – त्सारुक