तारक

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

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit तारक (tāraka).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /t̪ɑː.ɾək/, [t̪äː.ɾɐk]

Adjective

तारक • (tārak)

1. saving, delivering, protecting
2. (astronomy) stellar

   Synonym: तारकीय (tārkīya)

Noun

तारक • (tārak) m

1. a star

   Synonym: तारा (tārā)

3. (anatomy) pupil

   Synonym: पुतली (putlī)

4. a deliverer, saviour, protector
5. (Hinduism) an epithet of Lord Shiva
6. (Hinduism) Tarakasura; a demon slain by Lord Kartikey

Proper noun

तारक • (tārak) m

1. a male given name, Tarak, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of तारक (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	तारक tārak	तारक tārak
oblique	तारक tārak	तारकों tārakõ
vocative	तारक tārak	तारको tārako

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “तारक”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2064
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “तारक”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 286
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “तारक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 449

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• তাৰক (Assamese script)
• ᬢᬵᬭᬓ (Balinese script)
• তারক (Bengali script)
• 𑰝𑰯𑰨𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀢𑀸𑀭𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• တာရက (Burmese script)
• તારક (Gujarati script)
• ਤਾਰਕ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌕 (Grantha script)
• ꦠꦴꦫꦏ (Javanese script)
• 𑂞𑂰𑂩𑂍 (Kaithi script)
• ತಾರಕ (Kannada script)
• តារក (Khmer script)
• ຕາຣກ (Lao script)
• താരക (Malayalam script)
• ᢠᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᠠᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘝𑘰𑘨𑘎 (Modi script)
• ᢐᠠᢗᠷᠠᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦽𑧑𑧈𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐟𑐵𑐬𑐎 (Newa script)
• ତାରକ (Odia script)
• ꢡꢵꢬꢒ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆠𑆳𑆫𑆑 (Sharada script)
• 𑖝𑖯𑖨𑖎 (Siddham script)
• තාරක (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩫𑩛𑩼𑩜 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚙𑚭𑚤𑚊 (Takri script)
• தாரக (Tamil script)
• తారక (Telugu script)
• ตารก (Thai script)
• ཏཱ་ར་ཀ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒞𑒰𑒩𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨙𑨊𑨫𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr

Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hstā́

Sanskrit स्तृ (stṛ)

Sanskrit तृ (tṛ)

Sanskrit तारा॑ (tā́rā)

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Sanskrit -क (-ka)

Sanskrit तारक

From तारा॑ (tā́rā, “star”) + -क (-ka).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /tɑː.ɾɐ.kɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /t̪ɑː.ɾɐ.kɐ/

Proper noun

तारक • (tāraka) stem, m

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

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of तारक

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	तारकः (tārakaḥ)	तारकौ (tārakau) तारका¹ (tārakā¹)	तारकाः (tārakāḥ) तारकासः¹ (tārakāsaḥ¹)
accusative	तारकम् (tārakam)	तारकौ (tārakau) तारका¹ (tārakā¹)	तारकान् (tārakān)
instrumental	तारकेण (tārakeṇa)	तारकाभ्याम् (tārakābhyām)	तारकैः (tārakaiḥ) तारकेभिः¹ (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)
vocative	तारक (tāraka)	तारकौ (tārakau) तारका¹ (tārakā¹)	तारकाः (tārakāḥ) तारकासः¹ (tārakāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Noun

तारक • (tāraka) stem, m

1. 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

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	तारकः (tārakaḥ)	तारकौ (tārakau) तारका¹ (tārakā¹)	तारकाः (tārakāḥ) तारकासः¹ (tārakāsaḥ¹)
accusative	तारकम् (tārakam)	तारकौ (tārakau) तारका¹ (tārakā¹)	तारकान् (tārakān)
instrumental	तारकेण (tārakeṇa)	तारकाभ्याम् (tārakābhyām)	तारकैः (tārakaiḥ) तारकेभिः¹ (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)
vocative	तारक (tāraka)	तारकौ (tārakau) तारका¹ (tārakā¹)	तारकाः (tārakāḥ) तारकासः¹ (tārakāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Noun

तारक • (tāraka) stem, m

1. (figuratively) a star
2. (figuratively) a falling star, a meteor
3. (figuratively) the pupil of an eye
4. (figuratively) eye
5. (poetry) a meter of 13 syllables
6. (botany) colocynth

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of तारक

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	तारकः (tārakaḥ)	तारकौ (tārakau) तारका¹ (tārakā¹)	तारकाः (tārakāḥ) तारकासः¹ (tārakāsaḥ¹)
accusative	तारकम् (tārakam)	तारकौ (tārakau) तारका¹ (tārakā¹)	तारकान् (tārakān)
instrumental	तारकेण (tārakeṇa)	तारकाभ्याम् (tārakābhyām)	तारकैः (tārakaiḥ) तारकेभिः¹ (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)
vocative	तारक (tāraka)	तारकौ (tārakau) तारका¹ (tārakā¹)	तारकाः (tārakāḥ) तारकासः¹ (tārakāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Derived terms

• तारकीय (tārakīya, “stellar”)

Descendants

See तारा (tārā).

Adjective

तारक • (tāraka) stem

1. 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
2. (figuratively) stellar; of or related to the stars, considered as rafts

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of तारक

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	तारकः (tārakaḥ)	तारकौ (tārakau) तारका¹ (tārakā¹)	तारकाः (tārakāḥ) तारकासः¹ (tārakāsaḥ¹)
accusative	तारकम् (tārakam)	तारकौ (tārakau) तारका¹ (tārakā¹)	तारकान् (tārakān)
instrumental	तारकेण (tārakeṇa)	तारकाभ्याम् (tārakābhyām)	तारकैः (tārakaiḥ) तारकेभिः¹ (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)
vocative	तारक (tāraka)	तारकौ (tārakau) तारका¹ (tārakā¹)	तारकाः (tārakāḥ) तारकासः¹ (tārakāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of तारिका

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	तारिका (tārikā)	तारिके (tārike)	तारिकाः (tārikāḥ)
accusative	तारिकाम् (tārikām)	तारिके (tārike)	तारिकाः (tārikāḥ)
instrumental	तारिकया (tārikayā) तारिका¹ (tārikā¹)	तारिकाभ्याम् (tārikābhyām)	तारिकाभिः (tārikābhiḥ)
dative	तारिकायै (tārikāyai)	तारिकाभ्याम् (tārikābhyām)	तारिकाभ्यः (tārikābhyaḥ)
ablative	तारिकायाः (tārikāyāḥ) तारिकायै² (tārikāyai²)	तारिकाभ्याम् (tārikābhyām)	तारिकाभ्यः (tārikābhyaḥ)
genitive	तारिकायाः (tārikāyāḥ) तारिकायै² (tārikāyai²)	तारिकयोः (tārikayoḥ)	तारिकाणाम् (tārikāṇām)
locative	तारिकायाम् (tārikāyām)	तारिकयोः (tārikayoḥ)	तारिकासु (tārikāsu)
vocative	तारिके (tārike)	तारिके (tārike)	तारिकाः (tārikāḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of तारक

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	तारकम् (tārakam)	तारके (tārake)	तारकाणि (tārakāṇi) तारका¹ (tārakā¹)
accusative	तारकम् (tārakam)	तारके (tārake)	तारकाणि (tārakāṇi) तारका¹ (tārakā¹)
instrumental	तारकेण (tārakeṇa)	तारकाभ्याम् (tārakābhyām)	तारकैः (tārakaiḥ) तारकेभिः¹ (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)
vocative	तारक (tāraka)	तारके (tārake)	तारकाणि (tārakāṇi) तारका¹ (tārakā¹)

• ¹Vedic

References

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