tArA 1 A star or planet in general; haMsaSreRIsu tArAsu R. 4. 19 ; Bh. 1. 15. 2 A fixed star; R. 6. 22. 3 The pupil of the eye, the eye-ball; kAMtAmaMtaH pramodAdaBisarati madaBrAMtatAraScakoraH Māl. 9. 30 ; vismayasmeratArEH 1. 28 , Ku. 3 , 47. 4 A pearl. 5 ( a ) N. of the wife of Vāli, king of the monkeys, and mother of Aṅgada. She in vain ( pb ) tried to dissuade her husband Vāli from fighting with Rāma and Sugrīva, and married Sugrīva after Vāli had been killed by Rāma. ( b ) N. of the wife of Bṛhaspati, the preceptor of the gods. She was on one occasion carried off by Soma (the moon) who refused to deliver her up to her husband when demanded. A fierce contest then ensued, and Brahmā had at last to compel Soma to restore her to her husband. Tārā gave birth to a son named Budha who became the ancestor of the Lunar race of kings. ( c ) N. of the wife of Hariścandra and mother of Rohidāsa; (also called Tārāmatī). Comp. — aDipaH 1 the moon; Ku. 7. 48 ; Bh. 1. 71. 2 Śiva. 3 Bṛhaspati. 4 Vāli. 5 Sugrīva. — ApIqaH the moon. — ABaH quicksilver. — patiH 1 the moon; R. 13. 76. 2 Vāli. 3 Bṛhaspati. 4 Śiva. — paTaH the atmosphere, firmament. — pramARaM sidereal measure, sidereal time. — BUzA the night. — maMqalaM 1 the starry region, the zodiac. 2 the pupil of the eye. — mfgaH the constellation mfgaSiras . — mEtrakaM ‘the friendship of the stars’, spontaneous or unaccountable love; Māl. 7 , Māl. 4 ; U. 5. — varzaM falling stars.