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Shilpashastra (iconography)

Source: Wisdom Library: Elements of Hindu Iconograpy

Tārakāri (one of the aspects of Subrahmaṇya, according to the Kumāra-tantra). The figure of Tārakāri is required to be sculptured with twelve arms, in the hands of which there should be the aṅkuśa, dhvaja, khaḍga, kaṛaka-hasta, abhaya, pāśa, chakra, musala, śakti, vajra, varada and kheṭaka. The colour of Tārakāri, is described as equal to a crore of Aruṇas shining at the same time. According to the Śrītatvanidhi, Tārakāri should have only one face and three eyes and he should be seated upon an elephant carrying in two of the right hands the khaḍga and the śakti and one of them held in the abhaya pose; one of the left hands should be in the varada pose and the remaining hands should keep the kheṭaka and the akṣamāla.

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Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Murugan: The Iconography of Murugan

As slayer of Tāraka, Muruga is called Tārakāri. In this form he bears the cock, rosary, shield, abhaya mudrā, sword and spear in his six hands He is one-faced and seated on an elephant.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Tārakāri (तारकारि) refers to the “slayer of Tāraka” and is used to describe Kumāra (i.e., Śiva’s son), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.11 (“The Victory of Kumāra”).—Accordingly, as Kumuda (son of Śeṣa) said to Kumāra (son of Śiva): “O excellent son of great lord, lord of the gods, O great chief, I am afflicted by Pralamba and am seeking refuge in you. O Kumāra, O Skanda, O lord of the gods, O great lord, O slayer of Tāraka (tārakāri), save me harassed by the Asura Pralamba and seeking refuge in you. You are the kinsman of the distressed, the ocean of mercy, favourably disposed to the devotees, the slayer of the wicked, worthy of refuge and the goal of the good. [...]”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

General definition (in Hinduism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Hinduism

Tārakāri (तारकारि, “Slayer of Tāraka”). As the slayer of the demon Tāraka, Murugan (Subrahmaṇya) is called Tārakāri. Tāraka (or, Tārakāsura) was the younger brother of Surapadman. He had extraordinary powers and strength.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

tarakārī (तरकारी).—f ( H) An esculent vegetable gen.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

tarakārī (तरकारी).—f An esculent vegetable.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Tārakāri (तारकारि).—m. an epithet of Kārtikeya; जेयस्तारकसूदनो युधि करक्रीडत्कुठारस्य च (jeyastārakasūdano yudhi karakrīḍatkuṭhārasya ca) P. R.4.16. (For other senses, see under tṝ).

Derivable forms: tārakāriḥ (तारकारिः).

Tārakāri is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tāraka and ari (अरि). See also (synonyms): tārakajit, tārakaripu, tārakavairin, tārakasūdana.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Tārakāri (तारकारि).—m.

(-riḥ) The deity Kartikeya. E. tāraka and ari a foe: see the preceding.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Tārakāri (तारकारि):—[from tāraka > tāra] m. idem, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Tārakāri (तारकारि):—[tārakā+ri] (riḥ) 2. m. Idem.

[Sanskrit to German]

Tarakari in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Tarakārī (तरकारी) [Also spelled tarkari]:—(nf) a vegetable (green or cooked).

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Tarakāri (ತರಕಾರಿ):—[noun] any part of a plant as fruit, seeds, roots, tubers, bulbs, stems, leaves, etc. that is used as food either raw or cooked; a vegetable.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Tarakari (தரகரி) noun cf. U. tarāwat. Beauty; அழகு. [azhagu.] Local usage

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Tarakari (தரகரி) noun < Telugu taragari. See தரகன். சரக்குகள் வாங்கித் தரகரியாயமைந்து [tharagan. sarakkugal vangith tharagariyayamainthu] (ஆதியூரவதானி சரித்திரம் [athiyuravathani sarithiram] 13). Local usage

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Tārakāri (தாரகாரி) noun < தாரகன்² [tharagan²] +. See தாரகற்செற்றோன். தாரகாரியுஞ் சளுக்கியர் வேந்த னும் (பிங்கலகண்டு). [tharagarserron. tharagariyugn salukkiyar ventha num (pingalagandu).]

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Tārakāri (தாரகாரி) noun < தாரகன்³ [tharagan³] +. Kāḷi; காளி. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [kali. (sudamaninigandu)]

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Taraka, Ari.

Starts with: Tarakaripu.

Ends with: Gamdamtarakari, Utarakari.

Full-text: Tarakajit, Tarkari, Kadal, Kempu, Tarakavairin, Tarakasudana, Tarakaripu, Subrahmaṇya.

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