Dictionary meanings for tāra from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a. [tṝ-ṇic bhāve ac] 1 High, (as a note.)
2 Loud, shrill (as a sound); Māl. 5. 20.
3 Shining, radiant, clear; hārāṃstārāṃstaralaguṭi- kān (regarded as an interpolation in Me. by Malli.); urasi nihitastāro hāraḥ Amaru. 28; R. 5. 52.
4 Good, excellent, well-flavoured.
5 Clear, clean. raḥ 1 The bank of a river.
2 The clearness of a pearl.
3 A beautiful or big pearl; hāramamalataratāra- murasi dadhataṃ...
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
mfn. (tṝ) carrying across, a saviour, protector (Rudra rudra) VS. xvi, 40; S3iraUp. 443,3 84228 mfn. (Vishn2u viṣṇu) MBh. xiii, 6986 443,3 84229 mfn. high (a note), loud, shrill (mn.) a high tone, loud or shrill note Ta1n2d2yaBr. vii, 1, 7 (compar. -tara and superl. -tama) TPra1t. 443,3 84230 mfn. S3iksha1 śikṣā MBh. vii; Mr2icch. &c 443,3 84231