As a deity name
Name 775 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
तर्कविद्या · noun · feminine
तर्कशास्त्र — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
‘science of reasoning’, a manual of logic, philosophical treatise
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Dictionary citations
tarka—vidyā f. ‘science of reasoning’, a manual of logic, philosophical treatise, MBh. xiii, 2195; Prab.
tarkavidyā f. (-dyā) The science of reasoning or logic. E. tarka as above, and vidyā knowledge.
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