As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
an assemblage of the descendants of Garga, Sch.
Verified derivationMultiple readings (6)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "gārgaka" is derived from "gārga" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
gārga mfn. fr. gārgya (with saṅgha, aṅka, and lakṣaṇa), Pāṇ. iv, 3, 127
(with ghoṣa) Vārtt. 1
gārgaka mfn. (fr. gārgya, vi, 4, 151, Kāś.), belonging to Gārgya, iv, 2, 104 Vārtt. 22
worshipping Gārgya Vārtt. 18
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
gārgaka mfn. (fr. gārgya, vi, 4, 151, Kāś.), belonging to Gārgya, iv, 2, 104 Vārtt. 22
worshipping Gārgya Vārtt. 18
gārgaka n. an assemblage of the descendants of Garga, L., Sch.
gārgaka n. (-kaṃ) A multitude of the descendants of the saint GARGA. E. gārga a descendant of GARGA, and vuñ affix of multitude; also with ṭhañ, gārgika.
gārga mfn. fr. gārgya (with saṅgha, aṅka, and lakṣaṇa), Pāṇ. iv, 3, 127
(with ghoṣa) Vārtt. 1
Alternative readings
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