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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. कर्तव्यkartavyaa.What ought to be cut or lopped, fit to be destroyed or put down; पुत्रः सखा वा भ्राता वा पिता वा यदि वा गुरुः…

    What ought to be cut or lopped, fit to be destroyed or put down; पुत्रः सखा वा भ्राता वा पिता वा यदि वा गुरुः । रिपुस्थानेषु वर्तन्तः कर्तव्या भूतिमिच्छता ॥ Mb.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • कर्तव्य kartavya, Potential passive participle What is fit or ought to be done; हीनसेवा न कर्तव्या कर्तव्यो महदाश्रयः H.3.11; मया प्रात- र्निःसत्त्वं वनं कर्तव्यम् Pt.1. -व्यम्, -कर्तव्यता What ought to be done, a duty, obligation; कर्तव्यं वो न पश्यामि Ku. 6.61,2.62; Y.1.331.

    In the Gita3·2218·6

    न मे पार्थास्ति कर्तव्यं त्रिषु लोकेषु किञ्चन ।

    na me pārthāsti kartavyaṁ triṣu lokeṣu kiṁcana, — O Son of Pritha, I have no work that I need to do in all the three worlds, I have nothing that I have not gained and have yet to gain, and I abide… 3·22
    • कर्तव्यम्kartavyamnominative singular of the neuter form of the potential participial adjective kartavya (work ought to be done).
    • कर्तव्यानिkartavyāninominative plural of the neuter form of the potential participial adjective kartavya (work ought to be done).
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. कर्तव्यkartavyamfn. (fut. pass. p. of √1. कृ q.v.) to be done or made or accomplished &c. TS. S3Br. AitBr. Mn. &c.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (future pass. page and participle of √1. कृ quod vide) to be done or made or accomplished etc. TS. S3Br. AitBr. Mn. etc.
    2. neuter gender that which ought to be done, obligation, duty, task MBh. Pan5cat. Katha1s. etc.
    3. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (future pass. page and participle of √1. कृ quod vide) to be done or made or accomplished etc. TS. S3Br. AitBr. Mn. etc.
    4. neuter gender that which ought to be done, obligation, duty, task MBh. Pan5cat. Katha1s. etc.
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  2. अहंकर्तव्यahaṃkartavyamfn. "to be done by self", being the object of Aham2ka1ra अहंकार, Pras3naUp.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective "to be done by self", being the object of Aham2ka1ra अहंकार, Pras3naUp.

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  3. इतिकर्तव्यitikartavyamfn. proper or necessary to be done according to certain conditions
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective proper or necessary to be done according to certain conditions
    2. neuter gender duty, obligation MBh. R. Mn.
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  4. इतिकर्तव्यताitikartavyatāf. any proper or necessary measure, obligation.

    feminine any proper or necessary measure, obligation.

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  5. इतिकर्तव्यतामूढitikartavyatāmūḍhamfn. embarrassed, dumb-foundered, wholly at a loss what to do Hit.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective embarrassed, dumb-foundered, wholly at a loss what to do Hit.
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective embarrassed, dumb-foundered, wholly at a loss what to do Hit.
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  6. उपकर्तव्यupakartavyan. (impers.) a service is to be rendered to (gen.), R. (B.).

    neuter gender (impersonal or used impersonally) a service is to be rendered to (genitive case), R. (Bombay edition).

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  7. कक्षीकर्तव्यkakṣīkartavyamfn. to be adopted or admitted (as an opinion) ib.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective to be adopted or admitted (as an opinion) ibidem

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. अकर्तव्यakartavya[a-kartavya] fp. not to be done; n. misdeed.

    [a-kartavya] future participle passive not to be done; neuter misdeed.

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  2. इतिकर्तव्यitikartavya[iti-kartavya] n. (thus it must be done), proper measure: -tâ, f. abst. n.: -mûdha, pp. completely at a loss…

    [iti-kartavya] neuter (thus it must be done), proper measure: -tâ, feminine; also equal for abstract neuter: -mûdha, perfect passive participle completely at a loss what to do; -kârya, neuter (-tâ, feminine; also equal for abstract neuter), -kritya, neuter (-tâ, feminine; also equal for abstract neuter) proper measure; incum bency; -krama, masculine; instrumental in such a manner; -thá, adjective (î) such and such; -vat, adverb, -ial, -ially just so, in this very way; -vritta, neuter incident, event.

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