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Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

Results for कारक

2 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. कारकkārakaa.(-रिका f.) [कृ-ण्वुल्] (Usually at the end of comp.)
    1. (-रिका Feminine) कृ-ण्वुल् (Usually at the end of comp.)
    2. Making, acting, doing, performing, creating, doer etc. स्वप्नस्य कारकः Y.3.15;2.156; वर्णसंकर- कारकैः Bg.1.42; Ms.7.24; Pt.5.36. कारका मित्रकार्याणि सीतालाभाय सोऽब्रवीत् Bk.7.29.
    3. An agent.
    4. Intending to act or do.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -कम्

      1. (In Gram.) The relation subsisting between a noun and a verb in a sentence, (or between a noun and other words governing it); there are six such Kārakas, belonging to the first seven cases, except the genitive: (1) कर्त; (2) कर्मन्; (3) करण; (4) संप्रदान; (5) अपादान; (6) अधिकरण.
      2. That part of grammar which treats of these relations;id est, that is syntax.
      3. Water produced from hail.
      4. An organ (इन्द्रिय); जगाद जीमूतगभीरया गिरा बद्धाञ्जलीन्संवृतसर्व- कारकान् Bhāg.8.6.16.

    • -गुप्तिः Feminine Adjective sentence with a hidden meaning.

    • -दीपकम् (in Rhet.) Case illuminator, a figure of speech in which the same Kāraka is connected with several verbs in succession;Exempli gratia, for example रिवद्यति कूणति वेल्लति विचलति निमिषति विलोकयति तिर्यक् । अन्तर्नन्दति चुम्बितुमिच्छति नवपरिणया वधूः शयने ॥ K. Parasmaipada1.

    • -हेतुः the active or efficient cause (Opposite of ज्ञापकहेतु).

    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. कारकkāraka(erase accent).
    1. (erase accent).
    2. mf(इका)neuter gender (generally in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound') making, doing, acting, who or what does or produces or creates MBh. etc. (confer, compare सिंह-क्that the rest of a word is to be supplied, कृत्स्न-क्that the rest of a word is to be supplied, शिल्प-क्)
    3. mf(इका)neuter gender intending to act or do Pa1n2. 2-3, 70 Scholiast or Commentator
    4. neuter gender " instrumental in bringing about the action denoted by a verb (Equivalent to क्रिया-हेतु or -निमित्त)", the notion of a case (but not co-extensive with the term case; there are six such relations according to to Pa1n2., viz. कर्मन्, करण, कर्तृ, सम्प्रदान, अपा*दान, अधिकरण, qq. vv. The idea of the genitive case is not considered a कारक, because it ordinarily expresses the relation of two nouns to each other, but not the relation of a noun and verb).
    5. neuter gender hail-water Lexicographers
    Source: Monier-Williams

Analysis (Beta) · कारक

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