"तारा" meaning in Sanskrit

See तारा in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tɑ́ː.ɾɑː/ [Vedic], /t̪ɑː.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], 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], तारे [singular, vocative], तारे [dual, vocative], ताराः [plural, vocative]
  1. star, asterism
    Sense id: en-तारा-sa-noun-K6KIFhUv
  2. (Samkhya philosophy) one of the 8 siddhis
    Sense id: en-तारा-sa-noun-U~6ae4mh Categories (other): Philosophy
  3. (music) name of a raga of six notes
    Sense id: en-तारा-sa-noun-YY6pRPCQ Categories (other): Music, Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 7 25 19 39 3 5 3 Disambiguation of Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters: 7 16 12 37 11 5 12 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 6 19 13 38 9 4 10 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  4. (Hinduism) Tara, second of the ten Mahavidyas Tags: Hinduism
    Sense id: en-तारा-sa-noun-HCFivC2W Categories (other): Hinduism
  5. (Buddhism) Tārā, a female Buddha
    Sense id: en-तारा-sa-noun-8ynzu6qO Categories (other): Buddhism Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
  6. (Hinduism) Tara, wife of Brihaspati Tags: Hinduism
    Sense id: en-तारा-sa-noun-VtFbljnS Categories (other): Hinduism
{
  "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": "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": "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"
      ]
    },
    {
      "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"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "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. 1500 BCE – 1000 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"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the pupil of the eye (chiefly at the end of a compound)"
      ],
      "id": "en-तारा-sa-noun-TJraLOGo",
      "links": [
        [
          "pupil",
          "pupil"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "sa",
          "name": "Philosophy",
          "orig": "sa:Philosophy",
          "parents": [],
          "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": "other",
          "langcode": "sa",
          "name": "Music",
          "orig": "sa:Music",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 25 19 39 3 5 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 16 12 37 11 5 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 19 13 38 9 4 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "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": "other",
          "langcode": "sa",
          "name": "Hinduism",
          "orig": "sa:Hinduism",
          "parents": [],
          "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": "other",
          "langcode": "sa",
          "name": "Buddhism",
          "orig": "sa:Buddhism",
          "parents": [],
          "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": "other",
          "langcode": "sa",
          "name": "Hinduism",
          "orig": "sa:Hinduism",
          "parents": [],
          "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": "/t̪ɑː.ɾɑː/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "sa:तारा"
  ],
  "word": "तारा"
}
{
  "categories": [
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
    "Sanskrit feminine nouns",
    "Sanskrit lemmas",
    "Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters",
    "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"
  ],
  "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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    {
      "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": "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": "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"
      ]
    },
    {
      "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"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "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": [
        "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. 1500 BCE – 1000 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"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "star",
          "star"
        ],
        [
          "asterism",
          "asterism"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the pupil of the eye (chiefly at the end of a compound)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pupil",
          "pupil"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "sa:Philosophy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "one of the 8 siddhis"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Samkhya",
          "Samkhya"
        ],
        [
          "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"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Hinduism",
          "Hinduism"
        ],
        [
          "Mahavidya",
          "Mahavidya"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Hinduism) Tara, second of the ten Mahavidyas"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Hinduism"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "sa:Buddhism"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Tārā, a female Buddha"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Buddhism",
          "Buddhism"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Buddhism) Tārā, a female Buddha"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Buddhism",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "sa:Hinduism"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Tara, wife of Brihaspati"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Hinduism",
          "Hinduism"
        ],
        [
          "Brihaspati",
          "Brihaspati"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Hinduism) Tara, wife of Brihaspati"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Hinduism"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/tɑ́ː.ɾɑː/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t̪ɑː.ɾɑː/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "sa:तारा"
  ],
  "word": "तारा"
}

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