As a deity name
Name 421 of the Gayatri Sahasranāma — Devi Bhagavata Purana, as taught by Sages
As a Hindi name
तलना
to fry
a Hindi word of Sauraseni Prakrit origin; it is not Sanskrit — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀢𑀮𑀤𑀺 (taladi), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *talati. Compare Punjabi ਤਲ਼ਨਾ (taḷnā), Gujarati તળવું (taḷvũ), Marathi तळणे (taḷṇe), Odia ତଳିବା (taḷibā).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
to fry (a Hindi word of Sauraseni Prakrit origin; it is not Sanskrit; per Wiktionary’s etymology record)
Scripturally attestedWhy this matches what you typed
No corroborated Sanskrit reading of this spelling is established. It resolves as a Hindi word — see “As a Hindi name” above. We say this plainly rather than force a Sanskrit story onto it.
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