Taponishtha, Taponiṣṭha, Tapas-nishtha: 5 definitions
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Taponishtha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
The Sanskrit term Taponiṣṭha can be transliterated into English as Taponistha or Taponishtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Arthashastra (politics and welfare)
Source: archive.org: Studies in Kautilya VocabularyTaponiṣṭha (तपोनिष्ठ) refers to a type of profession mentioned in the Śukranītisāra 2.128-188.—The Śukranītisāra is a Sanskrit work on ethics by Śukrācārya comprised of four chapters. The second chapter (uvarājādikṛtya, “the duties of the royal princes and the like”) describes a large number of varied topics, eg., it contains observations on the ministers, priests, sacive, treasury, a large number of officers and employees (such as a Taponiṣṭha).
Arthashastra (अर्थशास्त्र, arthaśāstra) literature concerns itself with the teachings (shastra) of economic prosperity (artha) statecraft, politics and military tactics. The term arthashastra refers to both the name of these scientific teachings, as well as the name of a Sanskrit work included in such literature. This book was written (3rd century BCE) by by Kautilya, who flourished in the 4th century BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryTaponiṣṭha (तपोनिष्ठ).—a. performing penance; Manusmṛti 3.134; Y.1.221.
Taponiṣṭha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tapas and niṣṭha (निष्ठ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryTaponiṣṭha (तपोनिष्ठ).—mfn.
(-ṣṭhaḥ-ṣṭhā-ṣṭhaṃ) Performing penance, practising austerities. E. tapas and niṣṭha engaged in.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryTaponiṣṭha (तपोनिष्ठ):—[=tapo-niṣṭha] [from tapo > tap] mfn. practising austerities, [Manu-smṛti iii, 134; Yājñavalkya i, 221.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryTaponiṣṭha (तपोनिष्ठ):—[tapo-niṣṭha] (ṣṭhaḥ-ṣṭhā-ṣṭhaṃ) a. Doing penance.
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.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 14 - Liberation of a Piśāca < [Section 7 - Vaiśākhamāsa-māhātmya]
Chapter 30 - Fasts and Austerities of the Month < [Section 4 - Kārttikamāsa-māhātmya]
Chapter 205 - Brāhmaṇas Unfit for Śrāddha < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 3.134 < [Section VIII - Śrāddhas]
Mundaka Upanishad with Shankara’s Commentary (by S. Sitarama Sastri)
Verse 1.2.12 < [Mundaka I, Khanda II]