اوتار अवतार अव and r. तृ Cross, pass ava-tār S. vulgarly autār, s. m. Descent, espe- cially of a deity from heaven; incarnation. (The Hindūs reckon the following ten avatārs of the God Vish̤ṇu: 1. मत्स्य matsya, A fish: 2. कच्छप kachchhapa, A tortoise: 3. वराह varāha, A hog: 4. नृसिंह nr̤i-singha, A man- lion: 5. वामन vāmana, A dwarf: 6. परशुराम parasurāma: 7. राम rāma: 8. बलराम ba- larāma: 9. बुद्ध buddha: 10. कल्की kalkī).

تاخت تاراج tāḵẖt-tārāj P s. m. Assault and plun- der, depredation, devastation. تاخت وتاراج کرنا tāḵẖt o tārāj karnā, v. a. To ruin, to depopu- late.

تارتار tār-tār P Piecemeal, piece by piece; dis- tinctly. تارتاربولنا tār-tār bolnā, To speak in detail or distinctly. P. S̱. تارتوڙ tār-toṛ (تار Thread, and توڙ Break) s. m. A kind of sewing or needle work, open work, pulling out some threads, &c.

يک تاره yak-tār-a P s. An instrument like a guitar with one steel wire or string (Qanoon-e-islam).

چوتارا chau-tār-ā S̱. P. s. m. A four-stringed mu- sical instrument.

کلتارن कुलतारण kul-tāraṇ S s. m. A youth who is a credit to his family.