Sanskrit dictionary (beta)

Derived forms and compounds

• -अक्षम Adjective unable to do one's duty, incompetent.

• -अकार्यम् to be done and not to be done, right and wrong (action); कार्याकार्यमजानतः गुरोः (परित्यागो विधीयते) Pt.1.36.

• -अकार्यविचारः discussion as to the propriety or otherwise of anything, deliberation on the arguments for and against any proceeding.

• -अधिपः

  1. the superintendent of a work or affair.
  2. the planet that decides any question in astrology.

• -अपेक्षिन् pursuing a particular object; कुर्वन्त्यकालेऽभिव्यक्तिं न कार्या- पेक्षिणो बुधाः Ks.56.133.

• -अर्थः

  1. the object of any undertaking, a purpose; बलस्य स्वामिनश्चैव स्थितिः कार्यार्थ- सिद्धये Ms.7.167.
  2. an application for employment.
  3. any object or purpose.

• -अर्थिन्

  1. Adjective
  2. making a request.
  3. seeking to gain one's object or purpose; मनस्वी कार्यार्थी गणयति न दुःखं न च सुखम् Bh.2.81.
  4. seeking an employment.
  5. pleading a cause in court, going to law; Mk.9.

• -आश्रयिन् Adjective Resorting to the body; कार्याश्रयिणश्च कललाद्याः Sāṅ. K.43.

• -आसनम् seat of transacting business.

• -ईक्षणम् superintendence of public affairs; स्थापयेदासने तस्मिन् खिन्नः कार्येक्षणे नृणाम् Ms.7.141.

• -उद्धारः discharge of a duty.

• -उद्योगः active engagement in any business.

• -कर Adjective efficacious.

• -कर्तृ

  1. Masculine
  2. an agent, a workman.
  3. a friend, benefactor; नृपतिजनपदानां दुर्लभः कार्यकर्ता Pt.1.131.

• -कारणे

  1. (dual)
  2. cause and effect; object and motive; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedवर्जितः Pt.1.413.
  3. some special cause of an act; न भक्त्या कस्यचित्कोऽपि प्रियं प्रकुरुते नरः । मुक्त्वा भयं प्रलोभं वा कार्यकारणमेव वा ॥ Pt.1.412 denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedभावः the relation of cause and effect. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedसंबन्धः The relation of cause and effect. In मीमांसा this is established by the rule of अन्वयव्यतिरेक (id est, that is तद्भावे भावः तदभावे अभावः) The earliest exposition of this expression is found in the शाबरभाष्य on MS.4.3.2; Compare कार्यकारणसम्बन्धो नाम स भवति, यस्मिन् सति यद् भवति यस्मिंश्चासति यन्न भवति, तत्रैव कार्य- कारणसंबन्धः । This should be contrasted with the नैयायिक view of अन्वय-व्यतिरेक which they use for establishing व्याप्ति.

• -कालः time for action, season, fit time or opportunity; Rām.1. (-Neuter) कार्यकालं संज्ञापरिभाषम् परिभाषेन्दुशेखर pari. 2 and 3.

• -गौरवम् importance of the act, deed, or occasion; respect for the performance; Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)7. कार्य- गौरवादात्ययिकवशेन वा Kau. Atmanepada 1.19.

• -चिन्तक

  1. Adjective
  2. prudent, cautious, considerate. (-कः) manager of a business, executive officer; धर्मज्ञाः शुचयोऽलुब्धा भवेयुः कार्य- चिन्तकाः Y.2.191.

• -च्युत

  1. Adjective out of work, out of employ, dismissed from an office. जातम्, दर्शनम् inspection of a work; Ms.8.9,23.
  2. inquiry into public affairs.

• -निर्णयः settlement of an affair; उभयः प्रतिभूर्ग्राह्यः समर्थः कार्यनिर्णये Y.2.1.

• -पदवी line of conduct, course of action; पुरावृत्तोद्गारैरपि च कथिता कार्यपदवी Māl.2.13.

• -पुटः

  1. a man who does any useless thing.
  2. a mad, eccentric or crazy man.
  3. an idler.

• -प्रद्वेषः dislike to work, idleness, laziness.

• -प्रेष्यः an agent, a messenger.

• -भाजनम्, -पात्रम् any one engaged in active life.

• -वस्तु Neuter an aim or object.

• -विपत्तिः Feminine a failure, reverse, misfortune.

• -व्यसनम् failure of an affair.

• -शेषः

  1. the remainder of a business; Ms.7.153.
  2. completion of an affair.
  3. part of a business.

• -सिद्धिः Feminine success, fulfilment of an object.

• -स्थानम् a place of business, office.

• -हन्तृ

  1. obstructing or marring another's work; H.1.77.
  2. opposed to another's interests.