Taragana, Tārāgaṇa, Tara-gana: 4 definitions
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Taragana 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: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryTārāgaṇa refers to: (tāra°) the host of stars Pv. II, 967 (cando va t. -gaṇe atirocati).
Note: tārāgaṇa is a Pali compound consisting of the words tārā and gaṇa.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryTārāgaṇa (तारागण).—m. a multitude of stars, Böhtl. Ind. Spr. 2743. Trastarakṣogaṇa, i. e.
Tārāgaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tārā and gaṇa (गण).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Tārāgaṇa (तारागण):—[=tārā-gaṇa] [from tārā > tāra] m. a multitude of stars, [Harivaṃśa 2661]
2) [v.s. ...] a caparison (of a horse or elephant) ornamented with stars, [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi i, 8, 215 and 9, 2.]
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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.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.23.166 < [Chapter 23 - Wandering about Navadvīpa On the Day the Lord Delivered the Kazi]
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Verse 1.6.11 < [Chapter 6 - The Lord Begins Studying and His Childhood Mischief]
Sutrakritanga (English translation) (by Hermann Jacobi)
Lecture 3, Chapter 4 < [Book 1]
Vastu-shastra (5): Temple Architecture (by D. N. Shukla)
Aspects of Hindi Literature < [October 1956]