As a deity name
Name 241 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 74 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
Name 175 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
practising severe penance or great religious austerities
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "mahātapase" is the dative of "mahātapas" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
mahā—tapas mfn. very afflicted, MBh.
practising severe penance or great religious austerities, Mn.; MBh.; R.
Caveats
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