[tṝ-thak Uṇ. 2. 7] 1 A pas- sage, road, way, ford.

2 A descent into a river, the stairs of a landing- place; (Mar. ghāṭa); viṣamopi vigāhyate nayaḥ kṛtatīrthaḥ payasāmivāśayaḥ Ki. 2. 3. (where tīrtha means ‘a remedy or means also); tīrthaṃ sarvavidyāvatārāṇāṃ K. 44.

3 A place of water.

4 A holy place, place of pilgrimage, a shrine &c, dedicated to some holy [Page0540-a+ 57] object (especially on or near the...