As a deity name
Name 779 of the Saraswati Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
As a Hindi name
कराना
to cause to do, to make one do
a Hindi word; it is not Sanskrit
“Hindi verb set करना (karnā) कराना (karānā) करवाना (karvānā) From करना (karnā, “to do”). Cognate with Nepali गराउनु (garāunu).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
to cause to do, to make one do (a Hindi word; it is not Sanskrit)
Scripturally attestedWhy this matches what you typed
No corroborated Sanskrit reading of this spelling is established. It resolves as a Hindi word — see “As a Hindi name” above. We say this plainly rather than force a Sanskrit story onto it.
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