Taranta: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Taranta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarytaranta : (pr.p. of tarati) crossing or passing over.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryTaranta (तरन्त).—[tṝ-jhac]
1) The ocean.
2) A hard shower.
3) A frog.
4) A demon or Rākṣasa.
5) A devotee.
-tī A boat.
Derivable forms: tarantaḥ (तरन्तः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryTaranta (तरन्त).—m.
(-ntaḥ) 1. A fog. 2. A hard shower, a torrent of rain. 3. The ocean. f. (-ntī) A boat. E. tṝ to cross, jhac aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Taranta (तरन्त):—[from tara] a m. the ocean, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] a hard shower, [Uṇādi-sūtra] k.
3) [v.s. ...] a frog, [ib.]
4) [v.s. ...] Name of a man (with the [patronymic] Vaidadaśvi), [Ṛg-veda v, 61, 10; Tāṇḍya-brāhmaṇa xiii, 7] (author of a Sāman)
5) b ntuka See [column]1.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryTaranta (तरन्त):—(ntaḥ) 1. m. A fog; torrent of rain; the ocean. f. (ntī) A boat.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Tarantai, Tarantam, Tarantana, Tarantara.
Ends with: Otaranta, Prataranta.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter X - The Buddha’s Visit to Kapilavastu < [Volume III]