Tadaga, ղḍāg, ḍāg, ղḍa: 22 definitions
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Tadaga means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-śāstraղḍāg (तडाग) is a Sanskrit word referring to an “artificial water-reservoir, which is larger than 1,000 square yards�. The word is used throughout Dharmaśāstra literature such as the ѲԳܲṛt. (also see the ѲԳܲṣy verse 4.203)
ղḍāg (तडाग) refers to “large water-reservoirs�. These should be built by the King on boundary-links between two villages. (See the ѲԳܲṣy, verse 8.248)

Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्�, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyḍāg (ताडा�) refers to “fishes found in lakes�, according to the Dhanvantari-Ծṇṭ. It is also known as ḍāgٲⲹ. In the science of Āyurveda (ancient Indian healthcare), the meat of a fish (matsya) is used and prepared in balanced diets. ḍāg fish increases sperm. The DhanvantariԾṇṭ is a 10th-century medicinal thesaurus (Ծṇṭ) containing characteristics and synonyms of various herbal plants and minerals.
ղḍāg (तडाग) refers to �(water from) ponds�, as mentioned in verse 5.13-14 of the ṣṭṅgṛdⲹṃh (Sūtrasthāna) by 岵ṭa.—Accordingly, “[...] as concerns (water from) wells, ponds [viz., ٲḍāg], etc., one should know (if it comes) from jungle, swamp, or rock. No water or, in case of incapability, little (is) to be drunk by those suffering from weak digestion and visceral induration (and) by those suffering from jaundice, abdominal swellings, diarrhea, hemorrhoids, dysentery, and cutaneous swellings. Except in autumn and summer, even a healthy man shall drink only little�.
: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsḍāg (ताडा�):—Tank / pond water water which comes from higher levels and blocked by artificial means. Some peoples call Pushkarni’s as Tadaga. Sweet in taste and easy to digest.

Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Skanda-puranaղḍāg (तडाग) refers to “ponds� or “reservoirs�, according to the Skandapurāṇa 2.2.13 (“The Greatness of Kapoteśa and Bilveśvara�).—Accordingly: as Jaimini said to the Sages: “[...] [Dhūrjaṭi (Śiva)] went to the holy spot Kuśasthalī. He performed a very severe penance near Nīla mountain. [...] By the power of his penance that holy spot became one comparable to Vṛndāvana, the forest near Gokula. Its interior was rendered splendid by lakes, ponds, reservoirs [i.e., saras-ٲḍāg-sarasī] and rivers. It was full of different kinds of trees and creepers (laden) with fruits and flowers of all seasons. It was resonant with the humming sounds of bees inebriated with honey. It was full of different kinds of flocks of birds. It was a comfortable place of resort for all creatures. [...]�.

The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: Wisdom Library: Pancaratra (Samhita list)ղḍāg (तडाग) refers to “ponds�, as discussed in chapter 32 [=vāpī-kūpa-ٲḍāg-pratiṣṭhā] of the Saṃkarṣaṇa-Kāṇḍa of the Ჹⲹśīṣa貹ñٰ: an ancient Pāñcarātra consisting of four sections (ṇḍ), deriving its name from the fact that according to its frame-story (徱ṇḍ) it was revealed by God in the form of Hayaśiras, the Horse-Headed One. The Agnipurāṇa chapters 62-69 have parallels with the Saṃkarṣaṇakāṇḍa of the Hayaśīrṣa-pañcarātra.

Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agricultureղḍāg (तडाग) refers to a “tank� (suitable for performing offering ceremonies), according to the ղٳṇḍⲹ첹貹Ჹ, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly [as the Bhagavān taught the detailed offering-manual], “At the time of drought one should prepare a ṇḍ with clay and cow dung measuring three hastas on a mountain, in a forest, at a monastery, a spring, a pool, a tank (ٲḍāg), a well, a lake, or the residence of the Nāgas. One should dig a hole measuring a hasta in the middle of the ṇḍka. [...]�.

Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā ūٰ.
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: MDPI Books: The Ocean of Heroesղḍāg (तडाग) refers to a “pond�, according to the 10th-century Ḍākārṇava-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Saṃvara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.—Accordingly: “Now, [the Blessed One] has taught [holy sites] such as the ī and upaī in sequence. [...] The ī [sites] are recited to be the border of a village, Kuṅkara (for Koṅkana), Karmāra-pāṭaka (or a district of [many] artisans), and the village where many Yoginīs reside. [Every site is] powerful. (12) Likewise, in this [system], the upaī [sites] are an ancestor forest, a side of a house, a pond (ٲḍāg), and a lotus pool. Girls who are in these places are of [the nature of] the innate, born in their own birthplaces. [...]�.

Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (Բ) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryٲḍāg (तडाग) [or �, ka].—m S A tank, a pond, a lake: also a small pool.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishٲḍāg (तडाग) [-ka, -क].�m A tank, a pond.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryղḍa (तड�).—See तडाग (ٲḍāg).
Derivable forms: ٲḍa� (तडगः).
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ղḍāg (तडाग).�
1) A pond, deep pool, tank; स्फुटकमलोदरखेलितखञ्जनयुगमि� शरदि तडागम् (sphuṭakamalodarakhelitakhañjanayugamiva śaradi ٲḍāgm) Gītagovinda 11; ѲԳܲṛt 4.23; Y.3. 237.
2) A tank.
3) A trap for catching deer.
Derivable forms: ٲḍāg� (तडाग�), ٲḍāgm (तडागम्).
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ḍāg (ताडा�).�a. (-ī f.) Being in or coming from tanks.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryղḍa (तड�).—m.
(-�) A pond, a tank: see ٲḍāg.
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ղḍāg (तडाग).—m.
(-�) 1. A pond, a pool, deep enough for the growth of the lotus, &c. See the preceding. 2. A trap for catching deer. E. ٲ� to beat, affix 岵, deriv. irr.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionaryղḍāg (तडाग).—m. and n. A pond, [Բśٰ] 4, 203.
� Cf. ٲḍāk.
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ḍāg (ताडा�).—i. e. ٲḍāg + a, adj. Being in ponds, [śܳٲ] 1, 170, 11.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryղḍāg (तडाग).—[neuter] pond, lake; bhedaka [masculine] the piercer or drainer of a pond.
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ḍāg (ताडा�).—[adjective] being in or coming from ponds.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ղḍa (तड�):�m. = ḍāg, a pond, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) ղḍāg (तडाग):—[from ٲḍāk] n. (m. [gana] 徱) = ḍāk, [Śāṅkhāyana-gṛhya-sūtra v, 2; Manu-smṛti iv, vii ff.; Yājñavalkya; Mahābhārata] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] a trap, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) ḍāg (ताडा�):�mfn. (water) being in or coming from ponds (tad), [śܳٲ i, 45, 1, 1 and 22.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ղḍa (तड�):�(�) 1. m. A pond or pool.
2) ղḍāg (तडाग):�(�) 1. m. A pond; a trap to catch deer.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)ղḍāg (तडाग) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: ղḍāa, ղḍāg, ղ岵, ղⲹ.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryղḍāg (तडाग) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: ղḍāg.
ղḍāg has the following synonyms: ղḍāa.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusղḍa (ತಡ�):—[noun] a number of things tied, wrapped or otherwise held together; a bundle.
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ղḍāg (ತಡಾಗ):—[noun] = ತಡಾಕ [tadaka].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionaryղḍāg (तडाग):—n. 1. a pond; a pool; 2. a net to entrap wild animals;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Starts with (+1): Tadagabhavanotsarga, Tadagabhedaka, Tadagada, Tadagadi, Tadagadipaddhati, Tadagadipratishthapaddhati, Tadagadipratishthavidhi, Tadagadividhi, Tadagadyudyapanavidhi, Tadagal, Tadagamana, Tadagamritikodbhava, Tadagani, Tadagapalini, Tadagapratishtha, Tadagasa, Tadagashanti, Tadagata, Tadagavant, Tadagavat.
Full-text (+8): Tadagabhavanotsarga, Tadagabhedaka, Tadagada, Tadagapratishtha, Tadagavidhi, Tadagavat, Tataga, Tadagavant, Tadaka, Talaka, Vapi, Tataka, Tadaa, Bilva, Talaya, Tadaag, Talaga, Khanjana, Nagatadaga, Parisosa.
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