जप-तप jap-tap

Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.

How to read the transliteration

This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.

Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919On this site
cch
śśh
ṣṣh
r̥r̥i

A few reading pointers:

  • ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
  • ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
  • A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

sa · n. · m.

Earlier definition

Definition

Worship, adoration, devotion.

Usual translation

  1. chant and penance

Origin of the definition

जप japa jap (nm) adoration by way of repeating passages from scriptures, sacred formulae or a deity's name, etc.; -तप worship, adoration; devotion; ~माला a rosary.

P & H تپ तप tap [Pehl. tap; Zend tafnu, rt. tap; S. तप, or ताप], s.f. Heat, warmth; fever. H تپ तप tap [S. तपस्], s.m. Devout austerity, religious penance, &c. ( = tapas, q.v.); the hot season, the height of summer: — tap-ādhār, adj. Depending on the merit of penance: — tap-ādhārī, s.m. One who depends for salvation on the merit of his deeds of penance: — tap karnā, v.n. To do penance.

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Murlis of the day (and original sakar)

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Created
Friday 14 October 2022
Updated
Friday 7 March 2025