"तपस्" meaning in Sanskrit

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Noun

IPA: /tɐ́.pɐs/ [Vedic], /t̪ɐ.pɐs̪/ [Classical-Sanskrit]
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-Iranian *tápas (“heat”), from Proto-Indo-European *tépos, from *tep- (“be warm, be hot”). Cognate with Persian تب (tab, “fever”), Latin tepeō. Equivalent to तप् (tap) + -अस् (-as). Etymology templates: {{inh|sa|iir-pro|*tápas||heat}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *tápas (“heat”), {{inh|sa|ine-pro|*tépos}} Proto-Indo-European *tépos, {{cog|fa|تب||fever|tr=tab}} Persian تب (tab, “fever”), {{cog|la|tepeō}} Latin tepeō, {{af|sa|तप्|-अस्}} तप् (tap) + -अस् (-as) Head templates: {{sa-noun|तप्|g=n|tr=tápas}} तपस् • (tápas) stem, n (root तप्) Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-n|tápas}} Forms: tápas [romanization], तप् [root], no-table-tags [table-tags], तपः [nominative, singular], तपसी [dual, nominative], तपांसि [nominative, plural], तपः [accusative, singular], तपसी [accusative, dual], तपांसि [accusative, plural], तपसा [instrumental, singular], तपोभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], तपोभिः [instrumental, plural], तपसे [dative, singular], तपोभ्याम् [dative, dual], तपोभ्यः [dative, plural], तपसः [ablative, singular], तपोभ्याम् [ablative, dual], तपोभ्यः [ablative, plural], तपसः [genitive, singular], तपसोः [dual, genitive], तपसाम् [genitive, plural], तपसि [locative, singular], तपसोः [dual, locative], तपःसु [locative, plural], तपः [singular, vocative], तपसी [dual, vocative], तपांसि [plural, vocative]
  1. warmth, heat
    Sense id: en-तपस्-sa-noun-vHIiS3WO
  2. pain, suffering
    Sense id: en-तपस्-sa-noun-qO2aUnPb
  3. religious austerity, bodily mortification, penance, severe meditation, special observance
    Sense id: en-तपस्-sa-noun-UmXZMkss
  4. name of a month intervening between winter and spring
    Sense id: en-तपस्-sa-noun-d77Pmisq
  5. name of the hot season
    Sense id: en-तपस्-sa-noun-eupZVor7
  6. name of the 9th lunar mansion (धर्म (dharma)) Derived forms: तपस्य (tapasyà), तपस्वत् (tápasvat), तपस्विन् (tapasvín), तापस (tāpasá)
    Sense id: en-तपस्-sa-noun-278b7UnH Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters, Sanskrit terms belonging to the root तप्, Sanskrit terms suffixed with -अस्, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 5 4 3 1 72 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 3 3 2 1 61 28 Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 1 5 4 3 1 62 24 Disambiguation of Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters: 2 7 8 6 2 51 25 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms belonging to the root तप्: 3 13 12 10 3 40 19 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms suffixed with -अस्: 2 9 8 7 2 53 19 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 1 6 10 5 1 55 21
  7. name of a Kalpa period
    Sense id: en-तपस्-sa-noun-giSxP6F7

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata 15.44.30-31",
          "roman": "śūnyeyaṃ ca mahī sarvā na me prītikarī śubhe.",
          "text": "ममापि न तथा राज्ञि राज्ये बुद्धिर्यथा पुरा ।\nतपस्य्एवानुरक्तं मे मनः सर्वात्मना तथा ॥\nशून्येयं च मही सर्वा न मे प्रीतिकरी शुभे ।\nmamāpi na tathā rājñi rājye buddhiryathā purā.\ntapasyevānuraktaṃ me manaḥ sarvātmanā tathā."
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    },
    {
      "form": "तपःसु",
      "roman": "tápaḥsu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तपः",
      "roman": "tápaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तपसी",
      "roman": "tápasī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तपांसि",
      "roman": "tápāṃsi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "तप्",
        "g": "n",
        "tr": "tápas"
      },
      "expansion": "तपस् • (tápas) stem, n (root तप्)",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tápas"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-n"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "warmth, heat"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "warmth",
          "warmth"
        ],
        [
          "heat",
          "heat"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "pain, suffering"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pain",
          "pain"
        ],
        [
          "suffering",
          "suffering"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Sanskrit terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I too no longer care for kingship as once I did, O queen;\nit is asceticism that now completely attracts my mind.\nThis entire earth seems empty now, fair lady, and causes me no pleasure.",
          "ref": "c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata 15.44.30-31",
          "roman": "śūnyeyaṃ ca mahī sarvā na me prītikarī śubhe.",
          "text": "ममापि न तथा राज्ञि राज्ये बुद्धिर्यथा पुरा ।\nतपस्य्एवानुरक्तं मे मनः सर्वात्मना तथा ॥\nशून्येयं च मही सर्वा न मे प्रीतिकरी शुभे ।\nmamāpi na tathā rājñi rājye buddhiryathā purā.\ntapasyevānuraktaṃ me manaḥ sarvātmanā tathā."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "religious austerity, bodily mortification, penance, severe meditation, special observance"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "austerity",
          "austerity"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "name of a month intervening between winter and spring"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "name of the hot season"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "name of the 9th lunar mansion (धर्म (dharma))"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "धर्म",
          "धर्म#Sanskrit"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "name of a Kalpa period"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/tɐ́.pɐs/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t̪ɐ.pɐs̪/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "तपस्"
}

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