Alternative spellings of this word include Tasar.

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Pali-English dictionary

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Tasara, (nt.) (Vedic tasara, cp. tanta, etc. ) a shuttle Sn. 215, 464, 497; DhA. I, 424; III, 172. Cp. Morris, J. P. T. S. 1886, 160. (Page 298)

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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.

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

tasara (तसर).—f (trasara S) A moth, Bombyx Paphia. 2 A kind of coarse silk.

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tasara (तसर).—n A sum compounded for by Government with the cultivators, in lieu of part of the payment due in kind. It is usually for one fourth of the ainagallā or survey-assessment of grain.

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

tasara (तसर).—f A moth. A kind of coarse silk.

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tasara (तसर).—n A payment by cultivators to Government.

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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

Tasara (तसर).—A shuttle; सामानि चक्रुस्तसराण्योतवे (sāmāni cakrustasarāṇyotave) Ṛgveda 1.13.2.

Derivable forms: tasaram (तसरम्).

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

Tasara (तसर).—m.

(-raḥ) A shuttle. E. tan to stretch, ksaran Unadi aff.

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

Tasara (तसर).—[neuter] shuttle.

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

Tasara (तसर):—[from tas] (m., [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) n. (√taṃs?) a shuttle, [Ṛg-veda x, 130, 2; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā xix, 83] (‘the cloth in the loom’ [Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa [Scholiast or Commentator]])

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

Tasara (तसर):—(raḥ) 1. m. A shuttle.

[Sanskrit to German]

Tasara 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

Ṭasara (टसर) [Also spelled tasar]:—(nf) tussore (a kind of cloth).

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Ṭasara (टसर) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Trasara.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Starts with: Tasarakombada, Tasaralem, Tasarari, Tasarau.

Ends with (+75): Adbhutasara, Advaitamatasara, Advaitamuktasara, Advaitasara, Advaitavedantasara, Agratasara, Ajatasara, Ambatasara, Amritasara, Ankotasara, Asitasara, Atreyasamhitasara, Attasara, Avachedakatasara, Bhagavadgitasara, Bhagavatasara, Bhattasara, Bhrigusamhitasara, Bhutasara, Brahmavaivartasara.

Full-text: Tasar, Trasara, Tasarau, Tasari, Bahanakta, Tasarika, Tasera, Tams, Vaddhati, Vattati.

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