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ताराtārā

तारा (tārā) is a Sanskrit word meaning carrying across, a saviour or protector, an epithet of Vishnu, high, loud, or shrill, a high tone or loud note, study or learning, shining, radiant. Its 51 recorded definitions are grouped into 23 contexts, among them Star or Celestial Body, Adjectival Qualities, Goddess or Divine Female Figure.

Root
तॄ (tṝ)
Definitions
51
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Meanings by context

Star or Celestial Body

8 definitions
mica

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a star

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a fixed star or asterism

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A star or planet in general.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A fixed star

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A star. 2. The pupil of the eye.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A star or planet. 2. The pupil of the eye. 3. A pearl. 4. The wife of Brihaspati. 5. The wife of Vali.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

star

— Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

Adjectival Qualities

5 definitions
1. High, loud, or shrill. 2. A high tone or loud note.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

shining, radiant

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

clean, clear

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

good, excellent

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. High or loud as a sound. 2. Shining. 3. Excellent.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Goddess or Divine Female Figure

5 definitions
a form of Dakshayani

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Name of a Buddhist goddess

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of a Shakti

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A Shakti living in the midst of waters crossed by boats of various sizes.

— The Purana Index

the goddess enshrined at Kishkindhaparvata

— The Purana Index

Other Specific Female Figures/Names

3 definitions
an epithet of the wife of Buddha Amoghasiddha

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of a yogini

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a Brahmavadini

— The Purana Index

Pupil of the Eye

3 definitions
the pupil of the eye

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the pupil of the eye

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The pupil of the eye or eyeball

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Specific Male Proper Names

3 definitions
The name of Mani-rama, author of a commentary on Bhamini-vilasa

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A Daitya slain by Vishnu.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

one of Rama's monkey generals, son of Brihaspati and husband of Tara

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Tārā, Wife of Bṛhaspati

3 definitions
carried off by Soma

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

wife of Brihaspati

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

the wife of Brihaspati

— The Purana Index

Tārā, Wife of Vāli

3 definitions
a female monkey

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

wife of the monkey Valin

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

A daughter of Sushena and queen of Vali, whose son was Angada.

— The Purana Index

Class of Deities/Divine Beings

2 definitions
a class of gods in the twelfth Manvantara

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

one of the ten branches of the Harita group of deities

— The Purana Index

Pearl or Clearness of Pearl

2 definitions
the clearness or transparency of a pearl, or a clear pearl

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A pearl

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Saviour, Protector, or Saving Syllable

2 definitions
carrying across, a saviour or protector

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

saving, or a mystical monosyllable such as om

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Epithet of Viṣṇu

1 definition
an epithet of Vishnu

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Grammatical Note (Feminine Form)

1 definition
see the masculine form

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

List of Mythological Women Named Tārā

1 definition
1. The wife of Vali, king of the monkeys. 2. The wife of Brihaspati, preceptor of the gods. 3. The wife of Harishchandra.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Meteor

1 definition
a kind of meteor

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Musical Term (Rāga)

1 definition
Name of a raga of six notes

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Perfume

1 definition
a kind of perfume

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Philosophical Concept (Siddhi)

1 definition
one of the eight perfections in Samkhya philosophy

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

River Bank / Descent to River

1 definition
descent to a river, bank

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Silver (Metal)

1 definition
silver

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Specific Plant (Andropogon bicolor)

1 definition
Andropogon bicolor

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The Act of Crossing

1 definition
crossing

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Śikṣā (Work or Concept)

1 definition
Study or learning

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 7 works: Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.