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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. तपस्tapasn.Warmth, heat, fire, light; एकः सूर्यस्तपसो योनिरेका Mb.12.351.1.

    [तप्-असुन्]

    1. Warmth, heat, fire, light; एकः सूर्यस्तपसो योनिरेका Mb.12.351.1.
    2. Pain, suffering; न तपः कुतश्चन Rv.7.82.7.
    3. Penance, religious austerity, mortification; तपः किलेदं तदवाप्तिसाधनम् Ku.5.64.
    4. Meditation connected with the practice of personal self-denial or bodily mortification; गीरा वाऽऽशंसामि तपसा ह्यनन्तौ Mb.1.3.57.; Bhāg.12.11.24.
    5. Moral virtue, merit.
    6. Special duty or observance (of any particular caste); यत्सप्तान्नानि मेधया तपसाजनयत्पिता Bṛi. Up. 1.5.1.
    7. One of the seven worlds; id est, that is the region above the world called जनस्.
    8. The month of religious austerities.
    9. A long period of time, Kalpa.
    10. (In Astrology) The ninth lunar mansion.
    11. Chastisement (दण्ड); आयुः शक्तिं च कालं च निर्दिश्य तप आदिशेत् Mb. 12.267.35. -Masculine
    12. The month of Māgha; तपसि मन्द- गभस्तिरभीषुमान् Śi.6.63.
    13. An epithet of Agni. -Masculine, -Neuter
    14. The cold season (शिशिर).
    15. The winter (हेमन्त).
    16. The hot season (ग्रीष्म).

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -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

      1. Adjective
      2. rich in religious penance.
      3. pious, ascetic.
      4. 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.

    • -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.

    • -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.

    • -स्थली

      1. a seat of religious austerity.
      2. Name of Benares.

    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).
  2. अतपस्atapasस्क [ska], स्क [न. ब.] One who neglects -his religious austerities; अतपास्त्वनधीयानः Ms.4.19; an irreligious…

    स्क ska, स्क न. ब. One who neglects -his religious austerities; अतपास्त्वनधीयानः Ms.4.19; an irreligious or impious man; इदं ते नातपस्काय Bg.18.67.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. तपस्tapas[táp-as] n. heat; fire (of which there are five, the four directed towards the cardinal points and the sun)…

    [táp-as] neuter heat; fire (of which there are five, the four directed towards the cardinal points and the sun); torment; penance, self castigation, mortification, religious austerity, devotion; noun of a month (Jan.--Feb.); noun of one of the seven worlds (situated above Ganas).

  2. अग्र्यतपस्agryatapas[agrya-tapas] m. N. of a sage; -ma hishî, f. chief consort.

    [agrya-tapas] masculine noun of a sage; -ma hishî, feminine; also equal for chief consort.

  3. अतपस्atapas[a-tapas] a. not practising penances; -ka, a. id.

    [a-tapas] adjective not practising penances; -ka, adjective the same

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. तपस्tapasn. warmth, heat (पञ्च तपांसि, the 5 fires to which a devotee exposes himself in the hot season, viz. 4 fires…
    1. neuter gender warmth, heat (पञ्च तपांसि, the 5 fires to which a devotee exposes himself in the hot season, viz. 4 fires lighted in the four quarters and the sun burning from a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page) Mn. vi, 23 R. BhP. iv BrahmaP.; confer, compare Ragh. xiii, 41) fg-veda AV. VS. S3a1n3khS3r.
    2. neuter gender pain, suffering fg-veda vii, 82, 7
    3. neuter gender religious austerity, bodily mortification, penance, severe meditation, special observance (exempli gratia, 'for example' "sacred learning" with Bra1hmans Brahmans, "protection of subjects" with Kshatriyas क्षत्रिय s, "giving alms to Bra1hmans Brahmans" with Vais3yas वैश्य s, "service" with S3u1dras शूद्र s, and "feeding upon herbs and roots" with R2ishis ऋषि s Mn. xi, 236) fg-veda ix, 113, 2
    4. neuter gender x (personified, 83, 2 feminine & 101, 1, "father of Manyu मन्यु" RAnukr.) AV. etc.
    5. neuter gender (masculine gender Lexicographers) Name of a month intervening between winter and spring VS. TS. i S3Br. iv Sus3r. Pa1n2. 4-4, 128 vArttika 2 Pat. S3is3. vi, 63
    6. neuter gender the hot season Lexicographers Scholiast or Commentator
    7. neuter gender Equivalent to that the rest of a word is to be suppliedपो-लोक Veda7ntas. 120
    8. neuter gender the 9th lunar mansion (धर्म) VarBr2. i, 19; ix, 1 and 4
    9. neuter gender Name of a Kalpa कल्प period Va1yuP. i, 21, 27.
  2. अग्नितपस्agnitapasmfn. hot as fire, glowing RV. x, 68, 6.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective hot as fire, glowing fg-veda x, 68, 6.

  3. अग्र्यतपस्agryatapasm. N. of a Muni मुनि Katha1s.

    masculine gender Name of a Muni मुनि Katha1s.

  4. अतपस्atapasmfn. one who neglects तपस् or the practice of ascetic austerities
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective one who neglects तपस् or the practice of ascetic austerities
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective an irreligious character.
  5. अतपस्कatapaskamfn. one who neglects तपस् or the practice of ascetic austerities
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective one who neglects तपस् or the practice of ascetic austerities
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective an irreligious character.