As a deity name
Name 805 of the Surya Sahasranāma — Bhavishya Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
‘instrumental in bringing about the action denoted by a verb (= kriyā-hetu or -nimitta)’, the notion of a case (but not co-extensive with the term case; there are six such relation…
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (4)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "kārakāya" is the dative of "kāraka" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "kāraka" is derived from "kāra" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
1. kāra mf(ī)n. (√ 1. kṛ, Pāṇ. iii, 2, 23), making, doing, working, a maker, doer (ifc. See kumbha-k˚, yajña k˚, suvarṇa-k˚)
an author (e.g. vārttika-k˚)
1. kāraka mf(ikā)n. (generally ifc.) making, doing, acting, who or what does or produces or creates, MBh. &c. (cf. siṃha-k˚, kṛtsna-k˚, śilpa-k)
intending to act or do, Pāṇ. ii, 3, 70, Sch.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
1. kāraka mf(ikā)n. (generally ifc.) making, doing, acting, who or what does or produces or creates, MBh. &c. (cf. siṃha-k˚, kṛtsna-k˚, śilpa-k)
intending to act or do, Pāṇ. ii, 3, 70, Sch.
1. kāra mf(ī)n. (√ 1. kṛ, Pāṇ. iii, 2, 23), making, doing, working, a maker, doer (ifc. See kumbha-k˚, yajña k˚, suvarṇa-k˚)
an author (e.g. vārttika-k˚)
Alternative readings
More than one analysis survives full verification. That ambiguity is real, so we show every reading rather than pick one silently.
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