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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. कर्तृkartṛa.or s. [कृ-तृच्] कर्ताहमिति मन्यते Bg.3.27.
    1. or s. कृ-तृच् कर्ताहमिति मन्यते Bg.3.27.
    2. A doer, one who does, makes, performs etc., an agent; वंशस्यdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied R.2.64; व्याकरणस्य कर्ता author of Grammar ऋणस्य कर्ता one who incurs debt; हितकर्ता a benefactor; सुवर्णकर्ता a goldsmith etc.
    3. (In Grammar) An agent (the meaning of the instrumental case).
    4. The Supreme Spirit.
    5. An epithet of Brahmā.
    6. Name of Viṣṇu and Śiva also.
    7. A priest.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अभिप्राय Adjective (ParasmaipadaI.3.72) accruing to the agent.

    • -वाच्यः the active voice.

    In the Gita3·243·2718·1418·1818·1918·2618·2718·284·1314·19+1

    सङ्करस्य च कर्ता स्यामुपहन्यामिमाः प्रजाः ॥

    saṅkarasya ca kartā syāmupahanyāmimāḥ prajāḥ. — These peoples would sink to destruction if I did not work and I should be the creator of confusion and slay these creatures. 3·24
    • कर्ताkartānominative singular of the masculine noun kartṛ (the doer).
    • कर्तारम्kartāramaccusative singular of the masculine noun kartṛ (the doer).
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  2. अकर्तृakartṛm.Not an agent; अकर्तरि च कारके P.III. 3.19; actionless; चातुर्वर्ण्यं मया सृष्टं गुणकर्मविभागशः । तस्य कर्तार-…

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    Not an agent; अकर्तरि च कारके ParasmaipadaIII. 3.19; actionless; चातुर्वर्ण्यं मया सृष्टं गुणकर्मविभागशः । तस्य कर्तार- मपि मां विद्ध्यकर्तारमव्ययम् ॥ Bg.4.13. पुरुषोऽकर्ता भोक्ता Sāṅkhya; a subordinate agent; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedत्वम्-ता an inferior or subordinate position.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -भावः the state of non-agent; द्रष्टृत्वमकर्तृ- भावश्च । Sāṅkhya. K.19.

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  3. अनुकर्तृanukartṛm.An imitator.
    1. An imitator.
    2. Actor, performer.
    Source: ApteApte entry
  4. अपकर्तृapakartṛa.Injurious, doing harm or injury, offensive.
    1. Injurious, doing harm or injury, offensive.
    2. Hostile, inimical. -Masculine An enemy.
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. कर्तृkartṛmfn. one who makes or does or acts or effects, a doer, maker, agent, author (with gen. or acc. or ifc. cf.…
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective one who makes or does or acts or effects, a doer, maker, agent, author (with genitive case or accusative or in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' confer, compare भय-कर्तृ, etc.) fg-veda AV. etc. MBh. Mn. etc.
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective doing any particular action or business, applying one's self to any occupation (the business or occupation preceding in the compound confer, compare सुवर्ण-कर्तृ, राज्य-क्that the rest of a word is to be supplied, etc.)
    3. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective one who acts in a religious ceremony, a priest S3Br. A1s3vGr2. etc.
    4. masculine gender the creator of the world S3Br. xiv Ya1jn5. iii, 69
    5. masculine gender Name of Vishn2u विष्णु Pan5cat.
    6. masculine gender of Brahman ब्रह्मन् Lexicographers
    7. masculine gender of S3iva शिव Lexicographers
    8. masculine gender (in grammar) the agent of an action (who acts of his own accord [स्व-तन्त्र]), the active noun, the subject of a sentence (it stands either in the nominative case [in active construction], or in the instrumental case [in passive construction], or in the genitive case [in connection with a noun of action]; it is opposed to कर्मन्, the object) Pa1n2. etc.
    9. masculine gender one who is about to do, one who will do (used as periphr. future) MBh.
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  2. अकर्तृakartṛm. not an agent, N. applied to the पुरुष (in Sa1n3khya सांख्य phil.)
    1. masculine gender not an agent, Name applied to the पुरुष (in Sa1n3khya सांख्य philosophy)
    2. masculine gender not active (in grammar)
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  3. अकर्तृत्वakartṛtvan. state of non-agency.

    neuter gender state of non-agency.

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  4. अनुकर्तृanukartṛmfn. an imitator, imitating
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective an imitator, imitating
    2. masculine gender a mimic, actor, performer.
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  5. अन्नसंस्कर्तृannasaṃskartṛm. "preparer of food", a cook, A1past.

    masculine gender "preparer of food", a cook, A1past.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. अन्यकर्तृकanyakartṛka[anya-kartri-ka] a. hvg. another agent (gr.); -krita, pp. done by others; -kshetrá, n. foreign country; -gata…

    [anya-kartri-ka] adjective having another agent (grammatical term); -krita, perfect passive participle done by others; -kshetrá, neuter foreign country; -gata, perfect passive participle re ferring to another; -gâmin, adjective adulterous.

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