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Entry तापस
तापसtāpasaa.(-सी f.)
(-सीFeminine)
Relating to religious penance or to an ascetic; तापसेष्वेव विप्रेषु यात्रिकं भैक्षमाहरेत् Ms.6.27.
Devout.
Derived forms and compounds
-सः (-सीFeminine) A hermit, devotee, an ascetic.
-इष्टा, -प्रिया a grape.
-तरुःद्रुमः the tree of ascetics, also called इङ्गुदी.