Tarka

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Tarka (तारका) Taraka (तारका) is Jat Gotra in Punjab. They are considered descendants of Tarakasura. They have been mentioned in Mahabharata Shalya Parva in Sanskrit shloka 80 as under:

महाजठर पादाङ्गास तारकाक्शाश च भारत

पारावत मुखाश चान्ये तदा वृषमुखाः परे ।। 80 ।।

Distribution

Tarka population is 390 in Patiala district. ^[1]

References

1. ↑ History and study of the Jats. By Professor B.S Dhillon. ISBN-10: 1895603021 or ISBN-13: 978-1895603026. p.126

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