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V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary. Look up any word of the Gita in Devanagari, IAST or Harvard-Kyoto, or browse the headwords letter by letter.

Entry तारक

  1. तारकtārakaN. of a demon killed by Kārtikeya. [He was the son of Vajrāṅga and Varāṅgī. He propitiated the god Brahmadeva…

    Name of a demon killed by Kārtikeya. [He was the son of Vajrāṅga and Varāṅgī. He propitiated the god Brahmadeva by means of his penance on the Pāriyātra mountain, and asked as a boon that he should not be killed by any one except a child seven days old. On the strength of this boon be began to oppress the gods who were obliged to go to Brahmā and ask his assistance in the destruction of the demon (see Ku.2). But they were told that the offspring of Śiva could alone vanquish him. Afterwards Kārtikeya was born, and he slew the demon on the seventh day of his birth].

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अरिः, -जित्, -रिपुः, -वैरिन्, -सूदन Masculine an epithet of Kārtikeya; जेयस्तारकसूदनो युधि करक्रीडत्कुठारस्य च Parasmaipada R.4.16. (For other senses, see under तॄ).

    • तारक tāraka, Adjective

      1. (-रिका Feminine) तॄ-णिच् ण्वुल्
      2. Carrying over.
      3. Protecting, preserving, rescuing.
      4. Helping another through a difficulty.
    • -कः

      1. A pilot, helmsman.
      2. A deliverer, saviour.
      3. Name of Śiva.
    • -कः, -कम् A boat, raft.

    • -कम्

      1. (also Feminine)
      2. The pupil of the eye; संदधे दृशमुदग्रतारकाम् R.11.69.
      3. The eye.
      4. A star; शान्तर्क्ष- ग्रहतारकम् Bhāg.1.3.1; see तारका.

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Headwords under त

Part 3 of 8 तलिका – तारकिणीAll parts
  1. त – तपनीय
  2. तपस् – तलाची
  3. तलिका – तारकिणी
  4. तारकित – तिष्ठद्धोम
  5. तिष्य – तुष्य
  6. तुस् – तैलिनम्
  7. तैलिनी – त्रैशङ्कव
  8. त्रोटकम् – त्सारुक