Taposhana, Tapośana, Tapo-shana: 3 definitions
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Taposhana 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 Tapośana can be transliterated into English as Taposana or Taposhana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Tapośana (तपोशन):—[=tapo-śana] [from tapo > tap] m. ‘whose food is austerity’, Name of a Ṛṣi of the 12th Manvantara, [Harivaṃśa 482]
2) [v.s. ...] of a son of Manu Tāmasa, 428.
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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.
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Ends with: Vittaposhana.
Full-text: Tapodhana.
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Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
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