tAra a. [ tF-Ric BAve ac ] 1 High, (as a note.) 2 Loud, shrill (as a sound); Māl. 5. 20. 3 Shining, radiant, clear; hArAMstArAMstaralaguwikAn (regarded as an interpolation in Me. by Malli. ); urasi nihitastAro hAraH Amaru. 28 ; R. 5. 52. 4 Good, excellent, well-flavoured. 5 Clear, clean. — raH 1 The bank of a river. 2 The clearness of a pearl. 3 A beautiful or big pearl; hAramamalataratAramurasi daDataM Gīt. 11. 4 An epithet of (1) Viṣṇu, (2) Śiva. 5 The mystical syllable om (praRava) . 6 Protection. 7 A high tone or note. 8 Crossing, passing over. — raH, -raM 1 A star or planet; (said to be f. also). 2 The pupil of the eye; (said to be m. also). 3 A pearl (said to be f. also). Comp. — aBraH camphor. — ariH a pyritic ore of iron. — patanaM the falling of a star or meteor. — puzpaH ( pb ) the Kunda or jasmine creeper. — vAyuH loud-sounding wind, a whistling breeze. — SudDikaraM lead — svara a. having a loud or shrill sound. — hAraH 1 a necklace of big or beautiful pearls. 2 a shining necklace.