As a deity name
Name 378 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
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
(once karaṇa, ) doing, making, effecting, causing (esp. ifc.; cf. antakaraṇa, uṣṇaṃ-k˚, &c.), &c.
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "karaṇaṃ" is the accusative of "karaṇa" — the same word in a different grammatical case. (The spelling "karaṇaṃ" is looked up as "karaṇam" — a standard final-sound spelling variant.)
Dictionary citations
karaṇa mf(ī) n (once karaṇa, RV. i, 119, 7) doing, making, effecting, causing (esp. ifc.; cf. antakaraṇa, uṣṇaṃ-k˚, &c.), R. &c.
clever, skilful, RV. i, 119, 7
Caveats
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