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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Taranta (तरन्त):—(von 1. tar) [Uṇādisūtra 3, 128.]

1) m. a) Meer [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 1, 2, 9.] [UJJVAL.] — b) Regenschauer. — c) Frosch (bheka; viell. fehlerhaft für bheḍa Floss) [Uṇādikoṣa im Śabdakalpadruma] — d) Nomen proprium eines Mannes mit dem patr. Vaidadaśvi [Ṛgveda 5, 6, 10.] [Pañcaviṃśabrāhmaṇa 13, 7.] tarantasya vaidadaśveḥ sāma [Weber’s Indische Studien 3, 217.] —

2) f. ī Boot, Schiff [UJJVAL.]

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Taranta (तरन्त):—

1) d) [Z. 2 lies 5, 61, 10 Stenzler 5, 6, 10.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Taranta (तरन्त):——

1) m. — a) *Meer. — b) *Regenschauer. — c) *Frosch. — d) Nomen proprium eines Mannes. —

2) *f. tarantī Boot , Schiff.

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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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Starts with: Tarantana, Tarantara.

Ends with: Otaranta, Prataranta.

Full-text: Taranti, Rathaviti.

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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)

Rig Veda 5.61.10 < [Sukta 61]

Rig Veda 1.105.11 < [Sukta 105]

Rig Veda 8.43.30 < [Sukta 43]

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The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)

Chapter X - The Buddha’s Visit to Kapilavastu < [Volume III]

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