tāṭakā is an alternate of tāḍakā. 1 N. of a female fiend, daughter of Suketu, wife of Sunda and mother of Mārīca. [She was changed into a fiend by the sage Agastya whose devotions she had disturbed. She was killed by Rāma when she began to disturb the sacri- ficial rites of Viśvāmitra. Rāma was first unwilling to bend his bow against a woman, but the sage overcame his scruples, see R. 11. 20].

2 The large...