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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. करणkaraṇaa.Making, doing, effecting, producing.

    [कृ-ल्युट्]

    1. Making, doing, effecting, producing.
    2. (Vedic) Clever, skilled; रथं न दस्रा करणा समिन्वथः Rv.1.119.7.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -णः

      1. (Vedic) An assistant. यमस्य करणः Av.6.46.2.
      2. A man of a mixed tribe.
      3. A writer, जज्ञे धीमांस्ततस्तस्यां युयुत्सुः करणो नृप Mb.1.115. 43; Ms.1.22.
      4. A child. Compare ...... करणः शिशौ । शूद्राविशोः सुतेऽपि स्यात् Nm.

    • -णम्

      1. Doing, performing, accomplishing, effecting; परहितdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied, संध्याdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied, प्रियdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied etc.
      2. Act, action.
      3. Religious action; Y.1.251.
      4. Business, trade.
      5. An organ of sense; वपुषा करणोज्झि- तेन सा निपतन्ती पतिमप्यपातयत् R.8.38,42; पटुकरणैः प्राणिभिः Me.5; R.14.5.
      6. The body; उपमानमभूद्विलासिनां करणं यत्तव कान्तिमत्तया Ku.4.5.
      7. An instrument or means of an action, न तस्य कार्यं करणं न विद्यते Śvet.6.8; करणं च पृथग्विधम् Bg.18.14.18. उपमितिकरणमुपमानम् T. S.; तस्य भोगाधिकरणे करणानि निबोध मे Mb.3.181.19.
      8. (In Logic) The instrumental cause which is thus defined: व्यापारवद- साधारणं कारणं करणम्.
      9. A cause or motive (in general).
      10. The sense expressed by the instrumental case (in Grammar); साधकतमं करणम् Parasmaipada1.4.42; or क्रियायाः परिनिष्पत्तिर्यद्- व्यापारादनन्तरम् । विवक्ष्यते यदा यत्र करणं तत्तदा स्मृतम् ॥
      11. (In law) A document, a bond, documentary proof; Ms.8.15,52,154.
      12. A kind of rhythmical pause, beat of the hand to keep time; अनुगर्जितसंधिग्धाः करणै- र्मुरजस्वनाः Ku.6.4.
      13. (In Astrol.) A Division of the day; (these Karaṇas are eleven).

    • -बव

      1. बालव, कौलव, तैतिल, गर, वणिज, विष्टि, शकुनि, चतुष्पाद, नाग and र्किस्तुघ्न. The Supreme Being.
      2. Pronunciation.
      3. The posture of an ascetic.
      4. A posture in sexual enjoyment. बोभुज्यते स्म करणेन नरेन्द्रपुत्री Bil. ch.42. वात्स्यायनोक्तकरणैर्निखिलैर्मनोज्ञै । संभुज्यते कविवरेण नरेन्द्रपुत्री ॥ Ibid.45.
      5. A field.
      6. Plastering with the hand.
      7. The usage of the writer caste.
      8. The Principle of intelligence; दृष्टाः करणाश्रयिणः Sāṅ. K.43.
      9. (In Astron.) Name of a treatise of Varāhamihira on the motion of planets.

    • -णी

      1. A woman of a mixed caste. माहिष्येण करण्यां तु रथकारः प्रजायते Y.1.95.
      2. Absurd or irrational number.

    • -सुता Feminine An adopted daughter.

    • -अधिपः the soul, स कारणं करणाधिपाधिपः Śvet. 6.9.

    • -कुतूहलम् Name of a work on practical astronomy by Bhāskara.

    • -ग्रामः the organs of sense taken collectively.

    • -त्राणम् the head.

    • -विभक्तिः Feminine The instrumental case; सूक्तवाकेनेति करणविभक्तिसंयोगात् । ŚB. on यMS.3.2.12.

    • -विन्ययः manner of pronunciation.

    In the Gita18·1418·18

    अधिष्ठानं तथा कर्ता करणं च पृथग्विधम् ।

    adhiṣṭhānaṁ tathā kartā karaṇaṁ ca pṛthagvidham, — These five are the body, the doer, the various instruments, the many kinds of efforts, and last, the Fate. 18·14
    • करणम्karaṇamNominativesingular of the neuter noun karaṇa (instrument, a means of action).
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  2. अकरणम्akaraṇamNot doing, absence of action; अकरणान्मन्दकरणं श्रेयः.

    [कृ-भावे ल्युट् न. त.]

    Not doing, absence of action; अकरणान्मन्दकरणं श्रेयः.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -ण

      1. Adjective न. ब.
      2. Not artificial, natural.
      3. Devoid of all organs, (epithet of the Supreme Spirit).
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  3. अकरणिakaraṇif.Failure, disappointment, non-accomplishment, mostly used in imprecations; तस्याकरणिरेवास्तु Sk. may he be…

    [नञ्-कृ-आक्रोशे अनिः; ParasmaipadaIII.3.112.]

    Failure, disappointment, non-accomplishment, mostly used in imprecations; तस्याकरणिरेवास्तु Sk. may he be disappointed, or experience of failure! अकरणिर्ह ते वृषल Mbh.6.1.158.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. करणkaraṇa[kár-ana] a. (î) making, producing, performing (--˚); m. a certain mixed caste; tune; word (gr.); n. making…

    [kár-ana] adjective (î) making, producing, performing (--˚); masculine a certain mixed caste; tune; word (grammatical term); neuter making, doing; perform ing; producing; action; deed; rite; business; organ of sense; body; instrument; legal docu ment or evidence; notion of the instrumental case (grammatical term): -tâ, feminine; also equal for, -tva, neuter instrumentality (grammatical term): -rûpa, adjective having the form of an instru ment (philosophical term); î-ya, future participle passive to be done; neuter business.

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  2. अकरणakaraṇa[a-karana] n. omission to do.
    1. [a-karana] neuter omission to do.
    2. [a-karana] adjective unartificial, natural.
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. करणkaraṇamf(ई)n (once करण्/अ RV. i, 119, 7) doing, making, effecting, causing (esp. ifc.; cf. अन्तकरण, उष्णं-क्˚, &c.)…
    1. mf(ई)n (once करण्/अ fg-veda i, 119, 7) doing, making, effecting, causing (especially in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound'; confer, compare अन्तकरण, उष्णं-क्that the rest of a word is to be supplied, etc.) R. etc.
    2. mf(ई)n clever, skilful fg-veda i, 119, 7
    3. masculine gender a helper, companion AV. vi, 46, 2; xv, 5, 1-6; xix, 57, 3
    4. masculine gender a man of a mixed class (the son of an outcast Kshatriya क्षत्रिय Mn. x, 22; or the son of a S3u1dra शूद्र woman by a Vais3ya वैश्य Ya1jn5. i, 92; or the son of a Vais3ya वैश्य woman by a Kshatriya क्षत्रिय MBh. i, 2446; 4521; the occupation of this class is writing, accounts etc.)
    5. masculine gender writer, scribe W.
    6. masculine gender (in grammar) a sound or word as an independent part of speech (or as separated from the context; in this sense usually neuter gender) Ka1s3. on Pa1n2. 3-1, 41 Pat. commentator or commentary on RPra1t.
    7. masculine gender (in mus.) a kind of time Kum. vi, 40
    8. neuter gender the act of making, doing, producing, effecting S3Br. MBh. etc. (very often in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' exempli gratia, 'for example' मुष्टि-क्that the rest of a word is to be supplied, विरूप-क्that the rest of a word is to be supplied)
    9. neuter gender an act, deed fg-veda
    10. neuter gender an action (especially a religious one) Ya1jn5. i, 250 R.
    11. neuter gender the special business of any tribe or caste Lexicographers
    12. neuter gender a calculation (especially an astronomical one) VarBr2S.
    13. neuter gender an astrological division of the day (these Karan2as करण s are eleven, viz. वव, वलव, कौलव, तैतिल, गर, वणिज, विष्टि, शकुनि, चतुष्पद, किन्तुघ्न, and नाग, two being equal to a lunar day; the first seven are called अ-ध्रुवाणि or movable, and fill, eight times repeated, the space from the second half of the first day in the moon's increase to the first half of the fourteenth day in its wane; the four according to others are ध्रुवाणि or fixed, and occupy the four half-days from the second half of the fourteenth day in the wane of the moon to the first half of the first day in its increase) VarBr2S. Sus3r. etc.
    14. neuter gender pronunciation, articulation, APra1t.
    15. neuter gender (in grammar) a sound or word as an independent part of speech, separated from its context Pa1n2. Ka1s3. etc., (करण may be used in this way like कार exempli gratia, 'for example' इति-करण S3a1n3khS3r.)
    16. neuter gender the posture of an ascetic
    17. neuter gender a posture in sexual intercourse
    18. neuter gender instrument, means of action S3vetUp. Ya1jn5. Megh.
    19. neuter gender an organ of sense or of speech VPra1t. Pa1rGr2.
    20. neuter gender (in law) an instrument, document, bond Mn. viii, 51; 52; 154
    21. neuter gender (in grammar) the means or instrument by which an action is effected, the idea expressed by the instrumental case, instrumentality Pa1n2. 1-4, 42; ii, 3, 18; iii, 2, 45
    22. neuter gender cause (Equivalent to कारण)
    23. neuter gender a spell, charm Katha1s. (confer, compare करण-प्रयोग)
    24. neuter gender rhythm, time Kum.
    25. neuter gender body Megh. Kum. Ka1d.
    26. neuter gender Name of a treatise of Vara1ha-mihira वराह-मिहिर on the motion of the planets
    27. neuter gender of a work belonging to the S3iva-dars3ana शिव-दर्शन
    28. neuter gender a field Lexicographers
    29. neuter gender the mind, heart W. (confer, compare अन्तः-करण)
    30. neuter gender grain W.
    31. etc. see page and participle 254, column 1 .
    32. neuter gender (also) a sinew, tendon, muscle, Kir.
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  2. अंशकरणaṃśakaraṇan. act of dividing.

    neuter gender act of dividing.

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  3. अकरणakaraṇan. absence of action.

    neuter gender absence of action.

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  4. अकरणिakaraṇif. non-accomplishment, failure, disappointment (used in imprecations e.g. तस्या*करणिर् एवा*स्तु bad luck to…

    feminine non-accomplishment, failure, disappointment (used in imprecations exempli gratia, 'for example' तस्या*करणिर् एवा*स्तु bad luck to him!) Lexicographers

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  5. अकरणीयakaraṇīyamfn. not to be done.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective not to be done.

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