तार्क्ष्यtārkṣya

तार्क्ष्य (tārkṣya) is a Sanskrit word meaning a mythical being identified with Garuda, name of a hymn in the Rig-veda, a horse, a cart, a bird, a snake. Its 29 recorded definitions are grouped into 15 contexts, among them Mythical Being (Garuḍa/Divine Bird/Horse), A People or Human Race, Collyrium or Eye-Medicine.

Etymology
E. तृक्ष to go, घञ् affix तार्क्ष and यत् added; again, तृक्ष or तार्क्षं considered as a name of KAŚYAPA the father of ARUṆA, &c. ष्यञ् or अण् aff
Definitions
29
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Meanings by context

Mythical Being (Garuḍa/Divine Bird/Horse)

12 definitions
A mythical being identified with Garuda

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. A mythical being, horse, or bird. 2. Garuda.

Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A horse. 2. A name of Garuda, the bird and vehicle of Vishnu. 3. A name of Aruna or the dawn personified. 4. A chariot. 5. A snake. 6. Gold. 7. The sal tree. 8. A sort of collyrium. 9. A wild creeper.

Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A horse, Garuda, Aruna, a chariot, a snake, a Sal tree, or gold. 2. A wild creeper. 3. A sort of collyrium.

Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. An epithet of Garuda. 2. An epithet of Aruna. 3. A car. 4. A horse. 5. A snake. 6. A bird.

Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A horse. 2. Garuda, the bird and vehicle of Vishnu. 3. Aruna, the dawn personified. 4. A chariot. 5. A snake. 6. Gold. 7. The Sal tree. 8. A sort of collyrium. 9. A wild creeper.

Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A fabulous being, sometimes fancied as a horse or bird, and identical with Garuda. 2. A bird. 3. A kind of antidote or medicine.

Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a mythical being, conceived as a horse and later as a bird

Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Garuḍa. 2. Shiva. 3. A Vedic hymn. 4. A horse. 5. A chariot. 6. A bird. 7. A snake. 8. The tree Vatica Robusta. 9. An antidote. 10. Gold. 11. A wild creeper. 12. A drug. 13. A sort of collyrium.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Garuda

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Garuda, who married four daughters of Daksha: Vinata, Kadru, Patangi, and Yamini

The Purana Index

1. A divine steed representing the sun. 2. A mythical king of birds.

The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects

A People or Human Race

2 definitions
a people

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a people

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Collyrium or Eye-Medicine

2 definitions
hair of the eyes

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

garlic

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The God Śiva

2 definitions
This dictionary entry has no definition text.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Shiva

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

A Bird (General)

1 definition
a bird

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A Cart or Chariot

1 definition
a cart

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A Horse (General)

1 definition
a horse

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A Sage or Ṛṣi (Ariṣṭanemi)

1 definition
1. A sage. 2. Arishtanemi.

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

A Snake

1 definition
a snake

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A Tree (Sal Tree/Vatica Robusta)

1 definition
giving birth to heroes

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A Vedic Hymn or Sāman

1 definition
Name of a hymn in the Rig-veda

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A Yakṣa

1 definition
1. The Yaksha presiding over the month of Satra. 2. A resident in the chariot of the sun during the month of Margashirsha.

The Purana Index

An Antidote or General Medicine/Drug

1 definition
a sort of antidote

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Gold

1 definition
gold

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Proper Name of a Man

1 definition
a proper name

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 12 works: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.