As a deity name
Name 352 of the Surya Sahasranāma — Bhavishya Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
As a Hindi name
तपना
to blaze, be hot; to be anguished; to suffer; to show splendor, inspire awe
a Hindi word; it is not Sanskrit
“Etymology tree Sanskrit तप्य॑ति (tápyati) Prakrit 𑀢𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀇 (tappaï) Hindi तापना (tāpnā) Hindi तपना Intransitive form of तापना (tāpnā).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
to blaze, be hot (a Hindi word; it is not Sanskrit)
Scripturally attestedWhy this matches what you typed
No corroborated Sanskrit reading of this spelling is established. It resolves as a Hindi word — see “As a Hindi name” above. We say this plainly rather than force a Sanskrit story onto it.
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