तारक

See also: तेरेको, तुर्की, तैराकी, तरीक़ा, तर्कु, तर्क, and तर्का

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hstar-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /tɑː.ɾɐ.kɐ/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ɑː.ɾɐ.kɐ/

Proper noun

तारक • (tāraka) stem, m

(Jainism) an epithet of Tirthankaras
(Hinduism) a name of Shiva
(Hinduism, mythology) a daitya (दैत्य) defeated by Indra and Skanda
1. (in the plural) his children
(Hinduism, mythology) an enemy of Vishnu (विष्णु)
(Hinduism, mythology) a friend of Simanta (सीमन्त)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of तारक (tāraka)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	तारकः tārakaḥ	तारकौ / तारका¹ tārakau / tārakā¹	तारकाः / तारकासः¹ tārakāḥ / tārakāsaḥ¹
Vocative	तारक tāraka	तारकौ / तारका¹ tārakau / tārakā¹	तारकाः / तारकासः¹ tārakāḥ / tārakāsaḥ¹
Accusative	तारकम् tārakam	तारकौ / तारका¹ tārakau / tārakā¹	तारकान् tārakān
Instrumental	तारकेण tārakeṇa	तारकाभ्याम् tārakābhyām	तारकैः / तारकेभिः¹ tārakaiḥ / tārakebhiḥ¹
Dative	तारकाय tārakāya	तारकाभ्याम् tārakābhyām	तारकेभ्यः tārakebhyaḥ
Ablative	तारकात् tārakāt	तारकाभ्याम् tārakābhyām	तारकेभ्यः tārakebhyaḥ
Genitive	तारकस्य tārakasya	तारकयोः tārakayoḥ	तारकाणाम् tārakāṇām
Locative	तारके tārake	तारकयोः tārakayoḥ	तारकेषु tārakeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

तारक • (tāraka) stem, m

someone or something which delivers, in the senses of:
1. a prayer or mantra of liberation from rebirth recited at or in preparation for death
2. a helmsman; a ship's pilot
3. a raft; a float
4. a savior; a deliverer

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of तारक (tāraka)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	तारकः tārakaḥ	तारकौ / तारका¹ tārakau / tārakā¹	तारकाः / तारकासः¹ tārakāḥ / tārakāsaḥ¹
Vocative	तारक tāraka	तारकौ / तारका¹ tārakau / tārakā¹	तारकाः / तारकासः¹ tārakāḥ / tārakāsaḥ¹
Accusative	तारकम् tārakam	तारकौ / तारका¹ tārakau / tārakā¹	तारकान् tārakān
Instrumental	तारकेण tārakeṇa	तारकाभ्याम् tārakābhyām	तारकैः / तारकेभिः¹ tārakaiḥ / tārakebhiḥ¹
Dative	तारकाय tārakāya	तारकाभ्याम् tārakābhyām	तारकेभ्यः tārakebhyaḥ
Ablative	तारकात् tārakāt	तारकाभ्याम् tārakābhyām	तारकेभ्यः tārakebhyaḥ
Genitive	तारकस्य tārakasya	तारकयोः tārakayoḥ	तारकाणाम् tārakāṇām
Locative	तारके tārake	तारकयोः tārakayoḥ	तारकेषु tārakeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

तारक • (tāraka) stem, m

(figuratively) a star
(figuratively) a falling star, a meteor
(figuratively) the pupil of an eye
(figuratively) eye
(poetry) a meter of 13 syllables
(botany) colocynth

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of तारक (tāraka)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	तारकः tārakaḥ	तारकौ / तारका¹ tārakau / tārakā¹	तारकाः / तारकासः¹ tārakāḥ / tārakāsaḥ¹
Vocative	तारक tāraka	तारकौ / तारका¹ tārakau / tārakā¹	तारकाः / तारकासः¹ tārakāḥ / tārakāsaḥ¹
Accusative	तारकम् tārakam	तारकौ / तारका¹ tārakau / tārakā¹	तारकान् tārakān
Instrumental	तारकेण tārakeṇa	तारकाभ्याम् tārakābhyām	तारकैः / तारकेभिः¹ tārakaiḥ / tārakebhiḥ¹
Dative	तारकाय tārakāya	तारकाभ्याम् tārakābhyām	तारकेभ्यः tārakebhyaḥ
Ablative	तारकात् tārakāt	तारकाभ्याम् tārakābhyām	तारकेभ्यः tārakebhyaḥ
Genitive	तारकस्य tārakasya	तारकयोः tārakayoḥ	तारकाणाम् tārakāṇām
Locative	तारके tārake	तारकयोः tārakayoḥ	तारकेषु tārakeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

तारकीय (tārakīya, “stellar”)

Descendants

Assamese: তৰা (tora)
Bengali: তারা (tara)
Burmese: တာရာ (tara)
Gujarati: તારો (tāro)
Hindi: तारा (tārā)
Malayalam: താരം (tāraṁ)
Marathi: तारा (tārā)
Nepali: तारा (tārā)
Punjabi: ਤਾਰਾ (tārā)
Rajasthani: तारौ (tārau)
Sindhi: तारो (tārō)
Tagalog: tala
Telugu: తార (tāra)
Thai: ดารา (daa-raa)
Urdu: تارا (tārā)

Adjective

तारक • (tāraka) stem

delivering, in the senses of:
1. causing to go or pass over; carrying over; putting across
2. rescuing; saving; liberating
3. protecting; preserving; helping through a difficulty
(figuratively) stellar; of or related to the stars, considered as rafts

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of तारक (tāraka)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	तारकः tārakaḥ	तारकौ / तारका¹ tārakau / tārakā¹	तारकाः / तारकासः¹ tārakāḥ / tārakāsaḥ¹
Vocative	तारक tāraka	तारकौ / तारका¹ tārakau / tārakā¹	तारकाः / तारकासः¹ tārakāḥ / tārakāsaḥ¹
Accusative	तारकम् tārakam	तारकौ / तारका¹ tārakau / tārakā¹	तारकान् tārakān
Instrumental	तारकेण tārakeṇa	तारकाभ्याम् tārakābhyām	तारकैः / तारकेभिः¹ tārakaiḥ / tārakebhiḥ¹
Dative	तारकाय tārakāya	तारकाभ्याम् tārakābhyām	तारकेभ्यः tārakebhyaḥ
Ablative	तारकात् tārakāt	तारकाभ्याम् tārakābhyām	तारकेभ्यः tārakebhyaḥ
Genitive	तारकस्य tārakasya	तारकयोः tārakayoḥ	तारकाणाम् tārakāṇām
Locative	तारके tārake	तारकयोः tārakayoḥ	तारकेषु tārakeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of तारिका (tārikā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	तारिका tārikā	तारिके tārike	तारिकाः tārikāḥ
Vocative	तारिके tārike	तारिके tārike	तारिकाः tārikāḥ
Accusative	तारिकाम् tārikām	तारिके tārike	तारिकाः tārikāḥ
Instrumental	तारिकया / तारिका¹ tārikayā / tārikā¹	तारिकाभ्याम् tārikābhyām	तारिकाभिः tārikābhiḥ
Dative	तारिकायै tārikāyai	तारिकाभ्याम् tārikābhyām	तारिकाभ्यः tārikābhyaḥ
Ablative	तारिकायाः / तारिकायै² tārikāyāḥ / tārikāyai²	तारिकाभ्याम् tārikābhyām	तारिकाभ्यः tārikābhyaḥ
Genitive	तारिकायाः / तारिकायै² tārikāyāḥ / tārikāyai²	तारिकयोः tārikayoḥ	तारिकाणाम् tārikāṇām
Locative	तारिकायाम् tārikāyām	तारिकयोः tārikayoḥ	तारिकासु tārikāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of तारक (tāraka)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	तारकम् tārakam	तारके tārake	तारकाणि / तारका¹ tārakāṇi / tārakā¹
Vocative	तारक tāraka	तारके tārake	तारकाणि / तारका¹ tārakāṇi / tārakā¹
Accusative	तारकम् tārakam	तारके tārake	तारकाणि / तारका¹ tārakāṇi / tārakā¹
Instrumental	तारकेण tārakeṇa	तारकाभ्याम् tārakābhyām	तारकैः / तारकेभिः¹ tārakaiḥ / tārakebhiḥ¹
Dative	तारकाय tārakāya	तारकाभ्याम् tārakābhyām	तारकेभ्यः tārakebhyaḥ
Ablative	तारकात् tārakāt	तारकाभ्याम् tārakābhyām	तारकेभ्यः tārakebhyaḥ
Genitive	तारकस्य tārakasya	तारकयोः tārakayoḥ	तारकाणाम् tārakāṇām
Locative	तारके tārake	तारकयोः tārakayoḥ	तारकेषु tārakeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

"tāraka" in the Sanskrit Dictionary. Vedic Society & Sanskrit Research Institute.

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