As a deity name
Name 959 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
Name 225 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
Name 981 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
ikāVārtt. causing or enabling to pass or go over, carrying over, rescuing, liberating, saving, (Śiva), &c. (a particular prayer, brahman)
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (7)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "tārakāya" is the dative of "tāraka" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "tāraka" is derived from "tāra" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
tāra mfn. (√ tṝ) carrying across, a saviour, protector (Rudra), VS. xvi, 40; ŚiraUp.
(Viṣṇu), MBh. xiii, 6986
tāraka mf(ikā [Pāṇ. vii, 3, 45, Vārtt. 6] R. ii)n. causing or enabling to pass or go over, carrying over, rescuing, liberating, saving, MBh. xii (Śiva), JābālUp.; ŚivaP. &c. (a particular prayer, brahman)
belonging to the stars, VS. xxiv, 10 (˚ka)
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Dictionary citations
tāraka mf(ikā [Pāṇ. vii, 3, 45, Vārtt. 6] R. ii)n. causing or enabling to pass or go over, carrying over, rescuing, liberating, saving, MBh. xii (Śiva), JābālUp.; ŚivaP. &c. (a particular prayer, brahman)
belonging to the stars, VS. xxiv, 10 (˚ka)
tāra mfn. (√ tṝ) carrying across, a saviour, protector (Rudra), VS. xvi, 40; ŚiraUp.
(Viṣṇu), MBh. xiii, 6986
Alternative readings
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