तर्ज्

{ tarj }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

तर्ज्    cl. 1. °जति ( ep. also Ā.; pf. ततर्ज, [Bhaṭṭ.])

to threaten, [MBh.]; [R.];

to scold, [MBh. viii, 1543]; [Bhaṭṭ. xiv, 80] :

Caus. तर्जयति ( ep., also Ā.) to threaten, [R. iii] ( Pass. p. °र्ज्यमान), [Śak.]; [Ragh.];

to scold, [Hariv. 11166]; [Daś.]; [BhP.] &c.;

to frighten, [MBh.]; [R.]; [Suśr.]; [Rājat.];

to deride, [MBh. v, 2485]; [Bhaṭṭ. vii, 36];

for √ तर्क्, Caus. [MBh. iv, 567;]
तर्ज्   [ cf. Germ. drohen &c.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

तर्ज् [tarj]   1 P., 1 Ā. (often P. also) (तर्जति, तर्जयति-ते, तर्जित)
To threaten, menace, terrify; सखीमङ्गुल्या तर्जयति [Ś.1;] अहिताननिलोद्धृतैस्तर्जयन्निव केतुभिः [R.4.28;11.] 78,12.41; [Bk.14.8.]
To scold, revile, censure, blame; न जिह्रयांचकाराऽथ सीतामभ्यर्थ्य तर्जितः [Bk.6.3;8.] 11;17.13.
To mock, deride.

संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN

See : उपश्लाघ्