As a Hindi name
दारक · noun · masculine
लौंडा । लड़का · पुत्र । बेटा · शावक । छौना (को॰) — Śabdasāgara
दारक · adj
विदीर्ण करनेवाला । फाड़नेवाला — Śabdasāgara
दारक · dārak · s.m.
A boy, son, child; a young animal — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 500
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a boy, son, child
Verified derivationMultiple readings (16)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "dāraka" is derived from "dāra" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
1. dāra mf(ī)n. (√ dṝ) tearing up, rending (cf. bhū-)
dāra m. rent, cleft, hole, TāṇḍyaBr. xv, 3, 7 (cf. udara-, karbu-, a-dāra-sṛt)
1. dāraka mf(ikā)n. breaking, tearing, splitting (cf. loha- and śatru-)
dāraka m. a hog, L.
Dictionary citations
1. dāraka mf(ikā)n. breaking, tearing, splitting (cf. loha- and śatru-)
dāraka m. a hog, L.
N. of Kṛṣṇa's charioteer (cf. 1. dāruka), L.
2. dāraka m. (rather connected with 2. dāra than with √ dṛ) a boy, son, child, MBh.; Mṛcch.; Pañc.; Suśr.
young animal, Pur.
1. dāra mf(ī)n. (√ dṝ) tearing up, rending (cf. bhū-)
dāra m. rent, cleft, hole, TāṇḍyaBr. xv, 3, 7 (cf. udara-, karbu-, a-dāra-sṛt)
Alternative readings
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