taraṇa

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀢𑀭𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• तरण (Devanagari script)
• তরণ (Bengali script)
• තරණ (Sinhalese script)
• တရဏ or တရꧣ (Burmese script)
• ตรณ or ตะระณะ (Thai script)
• ᨲᩁᨱ (Tai Tham script)
• ຕຣຓ or ຕະຣະຓະ (Lao script)
• តរណ (Khmer script)
• 𑄖𑄢𑄕 (Chakma script)

Etymology

tar +‎ -ana

Noun

taraṇa n

1. crossing over, traversing
   • c. 500 AD, Dhatumañjusa; republished in Dines Andersen & Helmer Smith, The Pāli Dhātupāṭha and the Dhātumañjūsā, Copenhagen: Andr. Fred. Host & son, 1921, page 36:

     62. Tara taraṇasmiṃ thara santharaṇe
     bhara bharaṇasmiṃ phara sampharaṇe
     sara gati-cintā-hiṃsā-sadde
     phura calanādo hara haraṇamhi

     62. Tar for crossing, thar for spreading, / bhar for supporting, phar for pervasion, / sar for motion, thought, crushing and noise, / phur for shaking, har for taking.

Declension

Declension table of "taraṇa" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	taraṇaṃ	taraṇāni
Accusative (second)	taraṇaṃ	taraṇāni
Instrumental (third)	taraṇena	taraṇehi or taraṇebhi
Dative (fourth)	taraṇassa or taraṇāya or taraṇatthaṃ	taraṇānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	taraṇasmā or taraṇamhā or taraṇā	taraṇehi or taraṇebhi
Genitive (sixth)	taraṇassa	taraṇānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	taraṇasmiṃ or taraṇamhi or taraṇe	taraṇesu
Vocative (calling)	taraṇa	taraṇāni

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “taraṇa”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead