[Skt. tapa = thinking.] n. Meditation. Austerity, penance, self-mortification, self denial. Penitence. A life of retirement and study. tapasi or tapasvi tapasi. n. A recluse, an ascetic, devotee. tapasvini a female recluse. tapodhanudu tapo-dhanudu. adj. Renowned for self-mortification, distinguished in sanctity tapassedhanamuga galavadu. tapamu [Skt. fromtapa = tapamu] n. The hot season. vesavikalamu. tapartu tapartu. [tapa+rtuvu.] n. The dewy season. sisirrtuvu. A. v. 110. The hot season. vesangi kalamu.