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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. तर्कtarka(तर्क्-भावे अच्)
    1. (तर्क्-भावे अच्)
    2. Supposition, conjecture, guess; प्रसन्नस्ते तर्कः V.2.
    3. Reasoning, speculation, discussion, abstract reasoning; कुतः पुनरस्मिन्नवधारिते आगमार्थे तर्कनिमित्तस्याक्षेपस्यावकाशः; इदानीं तर्कनिमित्त आक्षेपः परिह्रियते Ś. B.; तर्कोऽप्रतिष्ठः स्मृतयो विभिन्नाः Mb.; Ms.12.16.
    4. Doubt.
    5. Logic, the science of logic; यत्काव्यं मधुवर्षि धर्षितपरास्तर्केषु यस्योक्तयः Name22.155; तर्कशास्त्रम्, तर्कदीपिका
    6. (In logic) Reduction to absurdity, a conclusion opposed to the premises, a reductio ad absurdum.
    7. A system of doctrine founded on pure reasoning or free thinking, a philosophical system (particularly one of the six principal Darṣanas quod vide, which see).
    8. A name for the number 'six'.
    9. Supplying an ellipsis.
    10. Cause, motive.
    11. Wish, desire.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -र्का Speculation, reasoning.

    • -अटः a beggar.

    • -आभासः fallacious reasoning, fallacy in drawing conclusions.

    • -कौमुदी Name of a Vaiśeṣika-work.

    • -मुद्रा a particular position of the hand; कृत्वोरौ दक्षिणे सव्यं पादपद्मं च जानुनि । बाहुप्रकोष्ठेऽक्षमालामासीनं तर्कमुद्रया ॥ Bhāg.4. 6.38.

    • -विद्या logic; philosophical treatise.

    • -शास्त्रम्

      1. logic.
      2. a philosophical work.
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  2. अतर्कatarkaa.Illogical, void of reasoning. र्कः Absence of argument or reasoning, bad logic.

    [न. ब.]

    1. Illogical, void of reasoning. र्कः Absence of argument or reasoning, bad logic.
    2. An illogical reasoner.
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  3. अतर्कितatarkitaa.Unthought of, unexpected सममेव गतोऽ- स्यतर्कितां गतिमङ्गेन च जीवितेन च Ku.4.22; Bh.3.137. ˚गमनेन Mu.4.

    Unthought of, unexpected सममेव गतोऽ- स्यतर्कितां गतिमङ्गेन च जीवितेन च Ku.4.22; Bh.3.137. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedगमनेन Mu.4.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -तम् Adverb Unexpectedly.

    • -आगत -उपनत Adjective occuring or befalling unexpectedly, quite accidental, sudden; दर्शनोल्लासितलोचनया अनया Māl.3; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedउपपन्नं दर्शनम् Ku.6.54.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. तर्कtarka[tark-a] m. supposition, conjecture; re flexion, speculation; speculative doctrine, philosophical system (of…

    [tark-a] masculine supposition, conjecture; re flexion, speculation; speculative doctrine, philosophical system (of which there are six, the Pûrvaand Uttara-Mîmâmsâ, Nyâya, Vaiseshika, Sâṅkhya, and Yoga); refutation, reductio ad absurdum (in logic); -gñâna, neuter knowledge derived from speculation; -vid, masculine philosopher, dialectician; -vidyâ, -sâstra, neuter science of thought; -samgraha, masculine title of a manual on the Nyâya system.

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  2. अतर्कितatarkita[a-tarkita] pp. not thought of, unexpected.

    [a-tarkita] perfect passive participle not thought of, unexpected.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. तर्कtarkam. conjecture MBh. &c.
    1. masculine gender conjecture MBh. etc.
    2. masculine gender reasoning, speculation, inquiry Kat2hUp. ii, 9 Pa1rGr2. ii, 6, 5 Gaut. Mn. xii, 106 MBh. etc.
    3. masculine gender doubt W.
    4. masculine gender system or doctrine founded on speculation or reasoning, philosophical system (especially the Nya1ya न्याय system, but applicable also to any of the six Dars3ana दर्शन quod vide) BhP. ii, vii feminine Prab. Vop. Caran2. Madhus.
    5. masculine gender the number 6 Su1ryas. xii, 87
    6. masculine gender logic, confutation (especially that kind of argument which consists in reduction to absurdity) Tarkas. Sarvad. Madhus.
    7. masculine gender wish, desire Lexicographers
    8. masculine gender supplying an ellipsis Lexicographers
    9. masculine gender cause, motive Lexicographers
    10. neuter gender a philosophical system Hcat. i, 7
    11. neuter gender confer, compare अ-, कु-, दुस्-, रूप- .
    12. (in compound)
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  2. अतर्कatarkam. an illogical reasoner
    1. masculine gender an illogical reasoner
    2. masculine gender bad logic.
    3. (also) masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective incomprehensible, ibidem
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  3. अतर्कितatarkitamfn. unconsidered, unthought of
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective unconsidered, unthought of
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective unexpected
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  4. अतर्कितम्atarkitamind. unexpectedly.

    indeclinable unexpectedly.

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  5. अतर्कितोपपन्नatarkitopapannamfn. occurred unexpectedly, Kum.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective occurred unexpectedly, Kum.

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