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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. तपस्विन्tapasvina.Practising penance, devout.
    1. Practising penance, devout.
    2. Poor, miserable, helpless, pitiable; सा तपस्विनी निर्वृता भवतु Ś.4; Māl 3; Name1.l35. -Masculine
    3. An ascetic; तपस्विसामान्यमवेक्ष- णीया R.14.67.
    4. A mendicant, pauper.
    5. An epithet of Nārada.
    6. A sparrow.
    7. A mango-fish; (see तपस्कर).

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -नी

      1. female ascetic.
      2. A poor or wretched woman.

    • -पत्रः the sun-flower.

    In the Gita6·467·9

    तपस्विभ्योऽधिको योगी ज्ञानिभ्योऽपि मतोऽधिकः ।

    tapasvibhyo'dhiko yogī jñānibhyo'pi mato'dhikaḥ, — The Yogin is greater than the doers of askesis, greater than the men of knowledge, greater than the men of works; become then the Yogin, O Arjuna. 6·46
    • तपस्विभ्यःtapasvibhyaḥablative plural of the masculine noun tapasvin (the doer of askesis).
    • तपस्विषुtapasviṣulocative plural of the masculine noun tapasvin (the doer of askesis).
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. तपस्विन्tapasvin[tapas-vín] a. tormented, afflicted, unfortunate; pious, devout; m. ascetic, reli gious devotee; -î, f. female…

    [tapas-vín] adjective tormented, afflicted, unfortunate; pious, devout; masculine ascetic, reli gious devotee; -î, feminine; also equal for female ascetic.

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  2. अतितपस्विन्atitapasvin[ati-tapasvin] a. very ascetic.

    [ati-tapasvin] adjective very ascetic.

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  3. कुतपस्विन्kutapasvin[ku-tapasvin] m. bad ascetic; -tarka, m. bad dialectics, sophistry.

    [ku-tapasvin] masculine bad ascetic; -tarka, masculine bad dialectics, sophistry.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. तपस्विन्tapasvinmfn. (Pa1n2. 5-2, 102) distressed, wretched, poor, miserable TS. v, 3, 3, 4 (compar. -व्/इ-तर) R. ii f. S3ak.…
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (Pa1n2. 5-2, 102) distressed, wretched, poor, miserable TS. v, 3, 3, 4 (Comparative degree -व्/इ-तर) R. ii feminine S3ak. Ma1lav. BhP. Sa1h.
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective practising austerities, (masculine gender) an ascetic AV. xiii, 2, 25 Ka1t2h. xx (Comparative degree), xxiii (superlative degree -वि-तम) S3Br. (Comparative degree ii) etc.
    3. masculine gender a pauper W.
    4. masculine gender Equivalent to that the rest of a word is to be suppliedपःकर Lexicographers
    5. masculine gender a kind of Karan5ja करञ्ज tree Lexicographers
    6. masculine gender Na1rada नारद Lexicographers
    7. masculine gender Name of a son of Manu मनु Ca1kshusha चाक्षुष Hariv. 71
    8. masculine gender of a R2ishi ऋषि of the 12th Manv-antara मन्व्-अन्तर, 482 BhP. viii, 13, 29 VP.
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  2. अतितपस्विन्atitapasvinmfn. very ascetic.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective very ascetic.

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  3. कुतपस्विन्kutapasvinm. a wicked or bad ascetic Pan5cat.

    masculine gender a wicked or bad ascetic Pan5cat.

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  4. भण्डतपस्विन्bhaṇḍatapasvinm. a hypocritical ascetic MW.

    masculine gender a hypocritical ascetic MW.

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  5. महातपस्विन्mahātapasvinmfn. greatly afflicted = -तपस् MBh.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective greatly afflicted Equivalent to -तपस् MBh.

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  6. सुतपस्विन्sutapasvinmfn. practising great austerity or self mortification, Kr2ishn2aj.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective practising great austerity or self mortification, Kr2ishn2aj.

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