(tark-bhāve ac) 1 Supposition, conjecture, guess; prasannaste tarkaḥ V. 2.

2 Reasoning, speculation, discussion, abstract reasoning; kutaḥ punarasminna- vadhārite āgamārthe tarkanimittasyākṣepasyā- vakāśaḥ; idānīṃ tarkanimitta ākṣepaḥ pa- rihriyate S. B.; tarko'pratiṣṭhaḥ smṛtayo vibhinnāḥ Mb.; Ms. 12. 106.

3 Doubt.

4 Logic, the science of logic; [Page0533-a+ 56] yatkāvyaṃ madhuvarṣi dharṣitaparāstarkeṣu...