As a deity name
Name 694 of the Ganesha Sahasranāma — Ganesha Purana (Upasana Khanda), as taught by Sage Vyasa / Lord Ganesha
As a Hindi name
तत्पर · adj
जो कोई काम करने के लिये तैयार हो । उद्यत । मुस्तैद । सन्नद्ध · निपुण · चतुर । होशियार — Śabdasāgara
तत्पर · noun · masculine
समय का एक बहुत छोटा मान । एक निमेष का तीसवाँ भाग — Śabdasāgara
तत्पर · tat-par · adj.
See s.v. tat — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 310
तत्पर
ready, intent, eager
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi तत्पर — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit तत्पर (tatpara). By surface analysis, तत्- (tat-, “that”) + पर (par, “next”).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
tat—para mf(ā)n. following that or thereupon, Megh.
having that as one's highest object or aim, totally devoted or addicted to, attending closely to, eagerly engaged in (loc. [Pāṇ. vi, 2, 66, Kāś.; Pārśvan.] or generally in comp.), ŚvetUp. i, 7; Mn.; Yājñ.; MBh. &c.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
following that or thereupon
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "tatpara" is the vocative of "tatparā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
tat—para mf(ā)n. following that or thereupon, Megh.
having that as one's highest object or aim, totally devoted or addicted to, attending closely to, eagerly engaged in (loc. [Pāṇ. vi, 2, 66, Kāś.; Pārśvan.] or generally in comp.), ŚvetUp. i, 7; Mn.; Yājñ.; MBh. &c.
tat—para m. 1/30 of an eye's twinkle, W.
tatpara mfn. (-raḥ-rā-raṃ) 1 Diligent, attending to any thing closely and anxiously. 2 Belonging to a principal object or intent of. m. (-raḥ) The thirtieth part of the time of the twinkling of the eye. E. tat that, para addicted to.
tat—parā f. 1/60 of a second of a circle, Āryabh. iii, 2, Sch.
Alternative readings
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