Tapasya

Tapasya meaning

Tapasya (तपस्या) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin.

Religious austerity, devout penance

Also used to mean: meditation

Tapasya (तपस्या) is the Sanskrit tapasyā, built on tapas, a word that first meant heat and came to mean the inner heat of spiritual discipline. Monier-Williams gives tapasyā as devout austerity; the related tapasya is also an old name for the spring month Phālguna and, as Phālguna, a name of Arjuna. Name lists give Tapasya as "penance", "austerity" or "meditation", which matches the dictionary closely. In Hindi tapasyā is also an everyday word for patient, dedicated effort towards a goal.

Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 437 · entry tapasyā · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Monier-Williams, tapasya and tapasyā, p. 437

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First sound त

Swati nakshatra, pada 4 · Tula rashi

This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is ता, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.

Spellings

Tapasya · Tapasyaa · Tapashya

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