"तारा" meaning in Sanskrit

See तारा in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tɑ́ː.ɾɑː/ [Vedic], /ˈt̪ɑː.ɾɑː/ [Classical-Sanskrit]
Etymology: Based on forms beginning with तार- (tāra-) of तृ (tṛ, “star”), a Vedic contraction of स्तृ (stṛ), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hstā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hstar-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr. Cognate with Avestan 𐬯𐬙𐬀𐬭- (star-), Persian ستاره (setâre), Latin stella, Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr) and Old English steorra (whence English star). Etymology templates: {{inh|sa|inc-pro|*Hstā́}} Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hstā́, {{inh|sa|iir-pro|*Hstar-}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hstar-, {{inh|sa|ine-pro|*h₂stḗr}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr, {{cog|ae|𐬯𐬙𐬀𐬭|𐬯𐬙𐬀𐬭-}} Avestan 𐬯𐬙𐬀𐬭- (star-), {{cog|fa|ستاره|tr=setâre}} Persian ستاره (setâre), {{cog|la|stella}} Latin stella, {{cog|grc|ἀστήρ}} Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr), {{cog|ang|steorra}} Old English steorra, {{cog|en|star}} English star Head templates: {{sa-noun|g=f|tr=tā́rā}} तारा • (tā́rā) stem, f Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-f|tā́rā}} Forms: tā́rā [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], तारा [nominative, singular], तारे [dual, nominative], ताराः [nominative, plural], तारे [singular, vocative], तारे [dual, vocative], ताराः [plural, vocative], ताराम् [accusative, singular], तारे [accusative, dual], ताराः [accusative, plural], तारया [instrumental, singular], तारा1 [instrumental, singular], ताराभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], ताराभिः [instrumental, plural], तारायै [dative, singular], ताराभ्याम् [dative, dual], ताराभ्यः [dative, plural], तारायाः [ablative, singular], तारायै2 [ablative, singular], ताराभ्याम् [ablative, dual], ताराभ्यः [ablative, plural], तारायाः [genitive, singular], तारायै2 [genitive, singular], तारयोः [dual, genitive], ताराणाम् [genitive, plural], तारायाम् [locative, singular], तारयोः [dual, locative], तारासु [locative, plural]
  1. star, asterism
    Sense id: en-तारा-sa-noun-K6KIFhUv
  2. (Samkhya philosophy) one of the 8 siddhis Categories (topical): Philosophy
    Sense id: en-तारा-sa-noun-U~6ae4mh
  3. (music) name of a raga of six notes Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-तारा-sa-noun-YY6pRPCQ Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  4. (Hinduism) Tara, second of the ten Mahavidyas Tags: Hinduism Categories (topical): Hinduism
    Sense id: en-तारा-sa-noun-HCFivC2W
  5. (Buddhism) Tārā, a female Buddha Categories (topical): Buddhism
    Sense id: en-तारा-sa-noun-8ynzu6qO Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
  6. (Hinduism) Tara, wife of Brihaspati Tags: Hinduism Categories (topical): Hinduism
    Sense id: en-तारा-sa-noun-VtFbljnS
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pi",
            "2": "tārā",
            "3": "tārakā"
          },
          "expansion": "Pali: tārā, tārakā",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Pali: tārā, tārakā"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kaw",
            "2": "tāra",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Javanese: tāra\nJavanese: ꦠꦫ (tara)\n→ Balinese: ᬢᬭᬵ (tara)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Javanese: tāra\nJavanese: ꦠꦫ (tara)\n→ Balinese: ᬢᬭᬵ (tara)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "my",
            "2": "တာရာ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Burmese: တာရာ (tara)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Burmese: တာရာ (tara)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tl",
            "2": "tala",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tagalog: tala",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tagalog: tala"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "th",
            "2": "ดารา",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Thai: ดารา (daa-raa)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Thai: ดารา (daa-raa)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pra",
            "2": "𑀢𑀸𑀭𑀸",
            "3": "𑀢𑀸𑀭𑀬𑀸"
          },
          "expansion": "Prakrit: 𑀢𑀸𑀭𑀸 (tārā), 𑀢𑀸𑀭𑀬𑀸 (tārayā)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Prakrit: 𑀢𑀸𑀭𑀸 (tārā), 𑀢𑀸𑀭𑀬𑀸 (tārayā)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "inc-apa",
            "2": "तारउ"
          },
          "expansion": "Apabhramsa: तारउ (tāraü)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Apabhramsa: तारउ (tāraü) (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ml",
            "2": "താരം",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Malayalam: താരം (tāraṁ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Malayalam: താരം (tāraṁ)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "te",
            "2": "తార",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Telugu: తార (tāra)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Telugu: తార (tāra)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ta",
            "2": "தாரை",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tamil: தாரை (tārai)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tamil: தாரை (tārai)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "inc-pro",
        "3": "*Hstā́"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hstā́",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "iir-pro",
        "3": "*Hstar-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hstar-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₂stḗr"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ae",
        "2": "𐬯𐬙𐬀𐬭",
        "3": "𐬯𐬙𐬀𐬭-"
      },
      "expansion": "Avestan 𐬯𐬙𐬀𐬭- (star-)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "ستاره",
        "tr": "setâre"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian ستاره (setâre)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "stella"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin stella",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ἀστήρ"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "steorra"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English steorra",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "star"
      },
      "expansion": "English star",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Based on forms beginning with तार- (tāra-) of तृ (tṛ, “star”), a Vedic contraction of स्तृ (stṛ), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hstā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hstar-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr. Cognate with Avestan 𐬯𐬙𐬀𐬭- (star-), Persian ستاره (setâre), Latin stella, Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr) and Old English steorra (whence English star).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tā́rā",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-f",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ā-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तारा",
      "roman": "tā́rā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तारे",
      "roman": "tā́re",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ताराः",
      "roman": "tā́rāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तारे",
      "roman": "tā́re",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तारे",
      "roman": "tā́re",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ताराः",
      "roman": "tā́rāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ताराम्",
      "roman": "tā́rām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तारे",
      "roman": "tā́re",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ताराः",
      "roman": "tā́rāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तारया",
      "roman": "tā́rayā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तारा1",
      "roman": "tā́rā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ताराभ्याम्",
      "roman": "tā́rābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ताराभिः",
      "roman": "tā́rābhiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तारायै",
      "roman": "tā́rāyai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ताराभ्याम्",
      "roman": "tā́rābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ताराभ्यः",
      "roman": "tā́rābhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तारायाः",
      "roman": "tā́rāyāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तारायै2",
      "roman": "tā́rāyai2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ताराभ्याम्",
      "roman": "tā́rābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ताराभ्यः",
      "roman": "tā́rābhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तारायाः",
      "roman": "tā́rāyāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तारायै2",
      "roman": "tā́rāyai2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तारयोः",
      "roman": "tā́rayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ताराणाम्",
      "roman": "tā́rāṇām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तारायाम्",
      "roman": "tā́rāyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तारयोः",
      "roman": "tā́rayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तारासु",
      "roman": "tā́rāsu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f",
        "tr": "tā́rā"
      },
      "expansion": "तारा • (tā́rā) stem, f",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tā́rā"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-f"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "A hundred white oxen shine like stars in the heaven, by their size they have almost held up theheavens.",
          "ref": "c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 8.55.2",
          "roman": "mahnā́ dívaṃ ná tastabhuḥ.",
          "text": "श॒तं श्वे॒तास॑ उ॒क्षणो॑ दि॒वि तारो॒ न रो॑चन्ते।\nम॒ह्ना दिवं॒ न त॑स्तभुः॥\nśatáṃ śvetā́sa ukṣáṇo diví tā́ro ná rocante."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "star, asterism"
      ],
      "id": "en-तारा-sa-noun-K6KIFhUv",
      "links": [
        [
          "star",
          "star"
        ],
        [
          "asterism",
          "asterism"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "13 39 26 8 4 4 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 37 23 12 6 5 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the pupil of the eye (chiefly at the end of a compound)"
      ],
      "id": "en-तारा-sa-noun-TJraLOGo",
      "links": [
        [
          "pupil",
          "pupil"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sa",
          "name": "Philosophy",
          "orig": "sa:Philosophy",
          "parents": [
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "one of the 8 siddhis"
      ],
      "id": "en-तारा-sa-noun-U~6ae4mh",
      "links": [
        [
          "Samkhya",
          "Samkhya"
        ],
        [
          "philosophy",
          "philosophy"
        ],
        [
          "siddhi",
          "siddhi"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "Samkhya philosophy",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Samkhya philosophy) one of the 8 siddhis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sa",
          "name": "Music",
          "orig": "sa:Music",
          "parents": [
            "Art",
            "Sound",
            "Culture",
            "Energy",
            "Society",
            "Nature",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "name of a raga of six notes"
      ],
      "id": "en-तारा-sa-noun-YY6pRPCQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "music",
          "music"
        ],
        [
          "raga",
          "raga"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(music) name of a raga of six notes"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sa",
          "name": "Hinduism",
          "orig": "sa:Hinduism",
          "parents": [
            "India",
            "Religion",
            "Asia",
            "Culture",
            "Earth",
            "Eurasia",
            "Society",
            "Nature",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Tara, second of the ten Mahavidyas"
      ],
      "id": "en-तारा-sa-noun-HCFivC2W",
      "links": [
        [
          "Hinduism",
          "Hinduism"
        ],
        [
          "Mahavidya",
          "Mahavidya"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Hinduism) Tara, second of the ten Mahavidyas"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Hinduism"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sa",
          "name": "Buddhism",
          "orig": "sa:Buddhism",
          "parents": [
            "Religion",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Tārā, a female Buddha"
      ],
      "id": "en-तारा-sa-noun-8ynzu6qO",
      "links": [
        [
          "Buddhism",
          "Buddhism"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Buddhism) Tārā, a female Buddha"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Buddhism",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sa",
          "name": "Hinduism",
          "orig": "sa:Hinduism",
          "parents": [
            "India",
            "Religion",
            "Asia",
            "Culture",
            "Earth",
            "Eurasia",
            "Society",
            "Nature",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Tara, wife of Brihaspati"
      ],
      "id": "en-तारा-sa-noun-VtFbljnS",
      "links": [
        [
          "Hinduism",
          "Hinduism"
        ],
        [
          "Brihaspati",
          "Brihaspati"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Hinduism) Tara, wife of Brihaspati"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Hinduism"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/tɑ́ː.ɾɑː/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt̪ɑː.ɾɑː/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "sa:तारा"
  ],
  "word": "तारा"
}
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    "Sanskrit lemmas",
    "Sanskrit nouns",
    "Sanskrit nouns in Devanagari script",
    "Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan",
    "Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian",
    "Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan",
    "Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian",
    "Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
    "Sanskrit ā-stem nouns"
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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pi",
            "2": "tārā",
            "3": "tārakā"
          },
          "expansion": "Pali: tārā, tārakā",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Pali: tārā, tārakā"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kaw",
            "2": "tāra",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Javanese: tāra\nJavanese: ꦠꦫ (tara)\n→ Balinese: ᬢᬭᬵ (tara)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Javanese: tāra\nJavanese: ꦠꦫ (tara)\n→ Balinese: ᬢᬭᬵ (tara)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "my",
            "2": "တာရာ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Burmese: တာရာ (tara)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Burmese: တာရာ (tara)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tl",
            "2": "tala",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tagalog: tala",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tagalog: tala"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "th",
            "2": "ดารา",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Thai: ดารา (daa-raa)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Thai: ดารา (daa-raa)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pra",
            "2": "𑀢𑀸𑀭𑀸",
            "3": "𑀢𑀸𑀭𑀬𑀸"
          },
          "expansion": "Prakrit: 𑀢𑀸𑀭𑀸 (tārā), 𑀢𑀸𑀭𑀬𑀸 (tārayā)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Prakrit: 𑀢𑀸𑀭𑀸 (tārā), 𑀢𑀸𑀭𑀬𑀸 (tārayā)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "inc-apa",
            "2": "तारउ"
          },
          "expansion": "Apabhramsa: तारउ (tāraü)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Apabhramsa: तारउ (tāraü) (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ml",
            "2": "താരം",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Malayalam: താരം (tāraṁ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Malayalam: താരം (tāraṁ)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "te",
            "2": "తార",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Telugu: తార (tāra)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Telugu: తార (tāra)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ta",
            "2": "தாரை",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tamil: தாரை (tārai)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tamil: தாரை (tārai)"
    }
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        "1": "sa",
        "2": "inc-pro",
        "3": "*Hstā́"
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "1": "sa",
        "2": "iir-pro",
        "3": "*Hstar-"
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      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hstar-",
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      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "ستاره",
        "tr": "setâre"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "stella"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin stella",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ἀστήρ"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "steorra"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English steorra",
      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "star"
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    }
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      "form": "tā́rā",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-f",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
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    },
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      "form": "तारा",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तारे",
      "roman": "tā́re",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ताराः",
      "roman": "tā́rāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तारे",
      "roman": "tā́re",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तारे",
      "roman": "tā́re",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ताराः",
      "roman": "tā́rāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ताराम्",
      "roman": "tā́rām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तारे",
      "roman": "tā́re",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ताराः",
      "roman": "tā́rāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तारया",
      "roman": "tā́rayā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तारा1",
      "roman": "tā́rā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ताराभ्याम्",
      "roman": "tā́rābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ताराभिः",
      "roman": "tā́rābhiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तारायै",
      "roman": "tā́rāyai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ताराभ्याम्",
      "roman": "tā́rābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ताराभ्यः",
      "roman": "tā́rābhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तारायाः",
      "roman": "tā́rāyāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तारायै2",
      "roman": "tā́rāyai2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ताराभ्याम्",
      "roman": "tā́rābhyām",
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      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ताराभ्यः",
      "roman": "tā́rābhyaḥ",
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      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तारायाः",
      "roman": "tā́rāyāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तारायै2",
      "roman": "tā́rāyai2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तारयोः",
      "roman": "tā́rayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ताराणाम्",
      "roman": "tā́rāṇām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तारायाम्",
      "roman": "tā́rāyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तारयोः",
      "roman": "tā́rayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तारासु",
      "roman": "tā́rāsu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f",
        "tr": "tā́rā"
      },
      "expansion": "तारा • (tā́rā) stem, f",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tā́rā"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-f"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Sanskrit terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "A hundred white oxen shine like stars in the heaven, by their size they have almost held up theheavens.",
          "ref": "c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 8.55.2",
          "roman": "mahnā́ dívaṃ ná tastabhuḥ.",
          "text": "श॒तं श्वे॒तास॑ उ॒क्षणो॑ दि॒वि तारो॒ न रो॑चन्ते।\nम॒ह्ना दिवं॒ न त॑स्तभुः॥\nśatáṃ śvetā́sa ukṣáṇo diví tā́ro ná rocante."
        }
      ],
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        "star, asterism"
      ],
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        [
          "star",
          "star"
        ],
        [
          "asterism",
          "asterism"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the pupil of the eye (chiefly at the end of a compound)"
      ],
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        [
          "pupil",
          "pupil"
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      ]
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    {
      "categories": [
        "sa:Philosophy"
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      "glosses": [
        "one of the 8 siddhis"
      ],
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        [
          "Samkhya",
          "Samkhya"
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        [
          "philosophy",
          "philosophy"
        ],
        [
          "siddhi",
          "siddhi"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "Samkhya philosophy",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Samkhya philosophy) one of the 8 siddhis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "sa:Music"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "name of a raga of six notes"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "music",
          "music"
        ],
        [
          "raga",
          "raga"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(music) name of a raga of six notes"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "sa:Hinduism"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Tara, second of the ten Mahavidyas"
      ],
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        [
          "Hinduism",
          "Hinduism"
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          "Mahavidya",
          "Mahavidya"
        ]
      ],
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        "(Hinduism) Tara, second of the ten Mahavidyas"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Hinduism"
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    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "sa:Buddhism"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Tārā, a female Buddha"
      ],
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        [
          "Buddhism",
          "Buddhism"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Buddhism) Tārā, a female Buddha"
      ],
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        "Buddhism",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    },
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        "sa:Hinduism"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Tara, wife of Brihaspati"
      ],
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          "Hinduism",
          "Hinduism"
        ],
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          "Brihaspati",
          "Brihaspati"
        ]
      ],
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        "(Hinduism) Tara, wife of Brihaspati"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Hinduism"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/tɑ́ː.ɾɑː/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt̪ɑː.ɾɑː/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "sa:तारा"
  ],
  "word": "तारा"
}

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