Tarda: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Tarda means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
In Hinduism
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and SubjectsTarda (तर्द, ‘borer’) occurs in a hymn of the Atharvaveda enumerating insects that injure grain. Whitney suggests that a kind of mouse or rat may be meant. Roth thought a bird was denoted.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryTarda (तर्द).—[masculine] a sort of insect (lit. borer).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Tarda (तर्द):—[from tard] m. a kind of bird (cf. [Latin] turdus), [Atharva-veda vi, 50, 1 f.]
2) [v.s. ...] [according to] to some, ‘a field insect’.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Tardana, Tardapati.
Ends with: Atarda, Avatarda, Karnatarda, Vitarda.
Full-text: Atarda, Tardu, Avatarda, Tard, Tardapati, Upakvasa, Abhitrid.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 6.17.1 < [Sukta 17]