tārakā 1 · tārakā 2
star
Tārakā (feminine) [Sanskrit tārakā] 1. a star, a planet: osadhī viya tārakā like the morning-star (Venus) Vv 9 2 = Pv II 1 10 ; — Ja I 108; tāraka-rūpa the light (or sparkling) of the stars D III 85, 90; S III 156 = It 19; S V 44; Vv-a 79; Dhs 617. 2. figurative sparkling, glitter, twinkle; akkhi° the pupil of the eye M I 80; udaka° sparkling of the water ibid.
(fem, fem, from tārā) star; planet star Construction: tārā + kā
(fem, fem, in comps, from tārā) gleam; sparkle; shine; shimmer Construction: tārā + kā