Pāli Dictionary

tāpa

taprootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Synonyms

gimha, usumā

general

  • heat, warmth; (fig.) burning torment or distress

tapa

approximate

taproot

Part of speech

noun

Root

tap1burn; radiate heat

Synonyms

tapopakkama

ethics

  • ascetic practice; religious austerity; self-mortification; moral conduct; self-control

  • SN 1.38

    taṇh'ādhipannā vatasīlabaddhā, lūkhaṃ tapaṃ vassasataṃ carantā, cittañ'ca nesaṃ na sammā vimuttaṃ, hīn'attharūpā na pāraṅ'gamā te.

  • Snp 1.4

    saddhā bījaṃ tapo vuṭṭhi, paññā me yuganaṅgalaṃ, hirī īsā mano yottaṃ, sati me phālapācanaṃ.

general

  • heat; warmth; (as adj) hot; warm

  • SN 1.20

    evaṃ me sutaṃ, ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā rājagahe viharati tap'od'ārāme. atha kho āyasmā samiddhi rattiyā paccūsasamayaṃ paccuṭṭhāya yena tap'odā ten'upasaṅkami gattāni parisiñcituṃ.

tapas

approximate

taprootassuffix

via inflected form tapā · nominative plural / ablative singular / vocative singular · plural

Part of speech

noun

Root

tap1burn; radiate heat

Synonyms

tapopakkama

doctrine

  • ascetic practice; austerity; self-mortification; religious practice

general

  • heat; warmth

tapati

approximate

taprootasuffix

via inflected form tapa · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Root

tap1burn; radiate heat

Synonyms

bhāsati, pakāseti, sobhati, dahati, dibbati, paritāpeti, ābhāti, jāleti,

general

  • shines; radiates; glows; blazes

  • SN 2.29

    seyyathā'pi nāma maṇi veḷuriyo subho jātimā aṭṭh'aṃso suparikammakato paṇḍukambale nikkhitto bhāsate ca tapate ca virocati ca

  • Dhp 26

    divā tapati ādicco, rattim'ābhāti candimā, sannaddho khattiyo tapati, jhāyī tapati brāhmaṇo, atha sabbam'ahorattiṃ, buddho tapati tejasā.

  • burns; scorches

  • DN 5

    rājā mahāvijito… balavā caturaṅginiyā senāya samannāgato assavāya ovādapaṭikarāya tapati maññe paccatthike yasasā

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