तपतीtapatī

तपती (tapatī) is a Sanskrit word meaning burning, heating, or causing pain, the name of a daughter of the Sun, see pantī for the definition, the name of a river, see tapatya, name of a river, commonly called Tapti. Its 16 recorded definitions are grouped into 5 contexts, among them Mythological Daughter of the Sun (often linked to a River), Name of a River, Linguistic References/Variants.

Root: 2. तप् (2. tap)
Etymology: E. तप heat or the sun, and अत who accompanies, fem. affix ङीष्
Definitions: 16

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Meanings by context

Mythological Daughter of the Sun (often linked to a River)

8 definitions

the name of a daughter of the Sun

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

name of a daughter of the sun

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Chaya, the wife of the sun. 2. The daughter of the sun or the personified Tapti river.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. An epithet of Chhaya, wife of the sun. 2. The daughter of the sun, or the personified Tapti river married to Samvarana.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

the name of a daughter of the Sun and a river

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Name of a daughter of the Sun and Chaya, married to Samvarana and mother of Kuru. 2. Name of a river, commonly called Tapti.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

daughter of Surya and wife of Samvarana

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

1. A daughter of Surya and Chhaya, wife of Samvarana, mother of Kuru, and later transformed into a river.

— The Purana Index

Name of a River

4 definitions

the name of a river

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The river Tapti

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The river Tapti

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a sacred river

— The Purana Index

Linguistic References/Variants

2 definitions

See pantī for the definition.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

See tapatya.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Participle: heating/warming

1 definition

burning, heating, or causing pain

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Wife of the Sun

1 definition

Wife of the sun.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

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Definitions on this page come from 10 works: Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.