meanings of "tarka"
m.{a-stem}
1.supposition;
2.reasoning;
3.doubt;
4.logic;
5.(in logic) reduction to absurdity;
6.a system of doctrine founded on pure reasoning or free thinking (particularly one of the six principal darSanas q. v.);
7.a name for the number 'six';
8.supplying an ellipsis;
9.cause;
10.wish
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