Tapani, Tāpanī, Tapanī, Tāpani: 8 definitions

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In Hinduism
1. Shaivism
In Buddhism
1. Tibetan Buddhism
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Nepali
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Introduction:

Tapani means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Ṣaṭsāhasra-saṃhitā

Tāpanī (तापनी):—One of the twelve guṇas associated with Vahni, the third seat of the Svādhiṣṭhāna-chakra. According to tantric sources such as the Śrīmatottara-tantra and the Gorakṣasaṃhitā (Kādiprakaraṇa), these twelve guṇas are represented as female deities. According to the Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā however, they are explained as particular syllables. They (e.g. Tāpanī) only seem to play an minor role with regard to the interpretation of the Devīcakra (first of five chakras, as taught in the Kubjikāmata-tantra).

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka Maṇḍala

Tapanī (तपनी) is the name of a Ḍākinī who, together with the Vīra (hero) named Tapana forms one of the 36 pairs situated in the Cittacakra, according to the 10th century Ḍākārṇava chapter 15. Accordingly, the cittacakra refers to one of the three divisions of the nirmāṇa-puṭa (‘emanation layer’), situated in the Herukamaṇḍala. The 36 pairs of Ḍākinīs [viz., Tapanī] and Vīras are black in color; they each have one face and four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum, and a knife.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ṭapaṇī (टपणी).—f (Verbal of ṭapaṇēṃ) Waiting and watching.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

ṭapaṇī (टपणी).—f Waiting and watching.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Tapanī (तपनी).—

1) The river Godāvarī or the river Tāptī.

2) Heat; तेजिष्ठया तपनी रक्षसस्तप (tejiṣṭhayā tapanī rakṣasastapa) Ṛgveda 2.23.14.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Tapanī (तपनी).—(1) name of a river (= Tapantī): Divyāvadāna 451.1; 456.19; (2) name of a rākṣasī: Mahā-Māyūrī 243.22.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Tapanī (तपनी):—[from tapana > tap] f. heat, [Ṛg-veda ii, 23, 14]

2) [v.s. ...] the root of Bignonia suaveolens, [Nighaṇṭuprakāśa]

3) [v.s. ...] = pantī, [Divyāvadāna xxx, 317 and 409]

4) [v.s. ...] a cooking vessel, [Baudhāyana-dharma-śāstra] ([Taittirīya-saṃhitā [Scholiast or Commentator]])

5) Tāpanī (तापनी):—[from tāpana > tāpa] f. Name of several Upaniṣads

6) [v.s. ...] of a river, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

1) Tapanī (तपनी):—n. 1. slight heat/warmth; 2. slight fever; 3. mental anguish;

2) Tāpani (तापनि):—conj. nevertheless; although; even if; despite the fact that;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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Rig Veda 2.23.14 < [Sukta 23]

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Verse 1.11.42 < [Chapter 11 - Meeting with Śrī Īśvara Purī]

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Muktika Upanishad of Shukla-Yajurveda, Chapter I

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