n. warmth, heat (pañca tapāṃsi-,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 above ; see)
n. religious austerity, bodily mortification, penance, severe meditation, special observance (exempli gratia, 'for example'"sacred learning"with Brahmans,"protection of subjects"with kṣatriya-s,"giving alms to Brahmans"with vaiśya-s,"service"with śūdra-s, and"feeding upon herbs and roots"with ṛṣi-s )
m. "afraid of austerities" idem or 'm. "destroying the power of religious austerity", indra- (as disturbing the austerities of ascetics lest they should acquire too great power) '
n. (in the beginning of a compound) the 5 fires (to which an ascetic who practices self-mortification exposes himself. viz. one fire towards each of the 4 quarters, and the sun overhead)
m. "practising true austerity", Name of a muni- (who was once a hunter, but after performing severe austerities obtained from durvāsas- the boon of great saintship)
तपस् n. [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 वा$$शंसामि 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; i. e. the region above the world called जनस्. -8 The month of religious austerities. -9 A long period of time, Kalpa. -1 (In astrol.) The ninth lunar mansion. -11 Chastisement (दण्ड); आयुः शक्तिं च कालं च निर्दिश्य तप आदिशेत् Mb. 12.267.35. -m. 1 The month of Māgha; तपसि मन्द- गभस्तिरभीषुमान् Śi.6.63. -2 An epithet of Agni. -m., -n. 1 The cold season (शिशिर). -2 The winter (हेमन्त). -3 The hot season (ग्रीष्म). -Comp. -अनुभावः the influence of religious penance. -अर्थीय a. destined for austerities; तपोर्थीयं ब्राह्मणी धत्त गर्भम् Mb.11.26.5. -अवटः the Brahmāvarta country. -कर a. undergoing penance; also तपस्कर> -करः the mango-fish (Polynemus Risua). -कृश a. 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 a. 1 rich in religious penance. -2 pious, ascetic. -3 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 a. performing penance; Ms.3.134; Y.1.221. -पतिः N. of Viṣṇu; Bhāg.4.24.14. -प्रभावः, -बलम् the power acquired by religious austerities; efficacy or potency of devotion. -भृत् a. ascetic, pious. -मूर्तिः 1 an ascetic. -2 the Supreme spirit. -मूल a. 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 N. 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 a. very ascetic or devout. -शील a. inclined to practise penance. -समाधिः the practice of penance or religious austerities; तपःसमाधेः प्रतिकूलवर्ती Ku.3.24;5.6,18. -सुतः N. of Yudhiṣṭhira; Mb.3.313.19. -स्थली 1 a seat of religious austerity. -2 N. of Benares.
तपस्य a. Produced by heat. -स्यः 1 The month of Phālguna; Bhāg.12.11.4. -2 An epithet of Arjuna. -स्या Religious austerity, penance; (also m. and n.); अथास्य बुद्धिरभवत्तपस्ये भवतर्षभ Mb.13.1.13.
अतपस् स्क [न. ब.] One who neglects _x001F_-his religious austerities; अतपास्त्वनधीयानः Ms.4.19; an irreligious or impious man; इदं ते नातपस्काय Bg.18.67.
n. 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; N. of a month(Jan.--Feb.); N. of one of the seven worlds (situated above Ganas).
noun (masculine) name of a Kalpa period (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a month intervening between winter and spring (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the 9th lunar mansion (dharma) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the hot season (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (neuter) tapoloka
bodily mortification (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
heat (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
pain (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
penance (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
religious austerity (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
severe meditation (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
special observance (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
suffering (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
warmth (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (feminine) a female devotee (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Helleborus niger (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Nardostachys Jaṭā-māṃsī (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
poor wretched woman (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) Arjuna (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Manu Tāmasa (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the second month of the season intervening between winter and spring (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a great ascetic (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a Muni (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Viṣṇu (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Śiva (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) an ascetic (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
hermit (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a class of gods under the eighth Manu (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Pariṣṇava
name of a son of Sena
name of a son of Vasiṣṭha
name of other persons (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of various Ṛṣis and their sons under various Manus (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the sun (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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