As a Hindi name
जारक · masculine
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Śabdasāgara also records: जलानेवाला । क्षीण या नष्ट करनेवाला · पाचक
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi जारक — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit जारक (jāraka, “causing decay”).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
jāraka mfn. causing decay, W.
digestive, W.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
causing decay
Verified derivationMultiple readings (17)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "jāraka" is derived from "jāra" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
1. jāra mfn. (√ jṝ) becoming old, RV. x, 106, 7
jāra (˚ra), m. (= jarayitṛ, ‘a consumer’, Nir. v, x; Pāṇ. iii, 3, 20, Vārtt. 4) a paramour, lover, RV. (Agni is called ‘paramour of the dawn’; also ‘of the waters’, i, 46, 4; ‘of his parents’, x, 11, 6; &c.), VS.; TBr. i; Lāṭy. i, 4, 4
jāraka mfn. causing decay, W.
digestive, W.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
jāraka mfn. causing decay, W.
digestive, W.
jāraka a. [jṝ-ṇic ṇvul] 1 Causing to decay. 2 Promoting digestion, digestive.
1. jāra mfn. (√ jṝ) becoming old, RV. x, 106, 7
jāra (˚ra), m. (= jarayitṛ, ‘a consumer’, Nir. v, x; Pāṇ. iii, 3, 20, Vārtt. 4) a paramour, lover, RV. (Agni is called ‘paramour of the dawn’; also ‘of the waters’, i, 46, 4; ‘of his parents’, x, 11, 6; &c.), VS.; TBr. i; Lāṭy. i, 4, 4
Alternative readings
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