As a deity name
Name 969 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
Name 447 of the Surya Sahasranāma — Bhavishya Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
Name 853 of the Surya Sahasranāma — Bhavishya Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
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
consisting in or composed of religious austerities, 3990; 14430
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "tapomayāya" is the dative of "tapomaya" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "tapomaya" is derived from "tapo" with the mayaṭ suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
tapo in comp. for ˚pas.
tapo—maya mf(ī)n. consisting in or composed of religious austerities, 3990; 14430 R. i, 31, 11; BhP. ii
practising religious austerities, Hcat.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
tapo—maya mf(ī)n. consisting in or composed of religious austerities, 3990; 14430 R. i, 31, 11; BhP. ii
practising religious austerities, Hcat.
tapo in comp. for ˚pas.
Alternative readings
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