As a deity name
Name 735 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
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
causing or enabling to cross, helping over a difficulty, liberating, saving, (Śiva) and (Viṣṇu), and
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (5)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "tāraṇāya" is the dative of "tāraṇa" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
tāraṇa mf(ī)n. causing or enabling to cross, helping over a difficulty, liberating, saving, MBh. xiii, 1232 (Śiva) and 6986 (Viṣṇu), Hariv. 7022 and 7941; Kathās. lxvii, 1
tāraṇa m. a float, raft, L.
Alternative readings
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Caveats
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