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tapanīyāti

tapanīya

ptp

1. tormenting; torturous; causing remorse; lit. to be burned
2. purified gold; lit. to be burned
3. should be tortured; should be tormented; to be purified by fire; lit. to be burned

Analysis. tapa + nīyāti; tapanīya + iti; tapanīyā + iti

Etymology. √tap + anīya; from √tap 'burn, radiate heat'; Sanskrit tapanīya [tap]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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