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tapodārāme

tapodārāma

masc acc pl of tapodārāma (noun); masc loc sg of tapodārāma (noun)

1. hot spring park; place name; lit. hot water park

Built from

• tapo — stem · heat, hot water
  From √tap 'to burn, be hot'. The sense is warmth or thermal spring water. Cognate with Latin tepidus and English tepid, all from the same Indo-European root for heat.
• dārāma — stem · park, garden
  From Sanskrit dārama, a loanword or inherited term denoting a maintained or enclosed garden space. The etymology within Sanskrit is uncertain but may relate to √dhṛ 'to hold or support', giving the sense of a held or bounded place.

Analysis. tapo-dārāma: tapo (heat, hot water; from tapati 'burns, is hot') + dārāma (park, garden; from Skt. dārama, itself from √dhṛ 'hold, support'). A compound place-name meaning 'hot spring park' or 'thermal garden', attested as a monastery or retreat site in Pali texts.

Etymology. tapo from tapati (√tap 'to burn, be hot'; cognate with English 'tepid', Latin tepidus, showing the sense of warmth); dārāma from Sanskrit dārama (garden, park), possibly connected to √dhṛ 'to hold, support, maintain' (hence 'maintained ground'). The compound uses a traditional naming formula for hot-spring sanctuaries.

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

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