Tarangini

Tarangini meaning

Tarangini (तरंगिणी) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin.

A river; literally 'wavy, full of waves'

Also used to mean: flowing water

Tarangini (तरंगिणी) comes from Sanskrit taraṃga, "a wave". The adjective taraṃgin means "wavy, moving restlessly to and fro", and its feminine taraṃgiṇī, "the one full of waves", is a poetic word for a river. Monier-Williams also lists it as the name of a particular river and as the last word in the titles of several works, the best known being Kalhaṇa's twelfth-century chronicle of Kashmir, the Rājataraṅgiṇī, "river of kings". Name lists give Tarangini as "river" or "flowing water", in line with the dictionary.

Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 438 · entry taraṃgiṇī · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Monier-Williams, taraṃgin and taraṃgiṇī, p. 438 · Wikipedia, Rajatarangini

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First sound त

Swati nakshatra, pada 4 · Tula rashi

This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is ता, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.

Spellings

Tarangini · Tharangini

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