Tarakapati, Tārakāpati: 2 definitions

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Tarakapati means something in Buddhism, Pali, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Pali-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Tarakapati in Pali glossary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

tārakāpati : (m.) the moon.

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Tamil dictionary

[«previous next»] — Tarakapati in Tamil glossary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Tārakāpati (தாரகாபதி) [tārakā-pati] noun < idem. +.

1. Moon, as lord of the stars; [நட்சத்திரங்களுக்கு அதிபன்] சந்திரன். தாரகாபதி புதல்வன் [[nadsathirangalukku athipan] santhiran. tharagapathi puthalvan] (மகாபாரதம் குருகுல. [magaparatham kurugula.] 8).

2. Jupiter; வியாழன். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [viyazhan. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

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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.

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