As a deity name
Name 713 of the Saraswati Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
Name 748 of the Saraswati Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
Name 784 of the Saraswati Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
As a Hindi name
करना
to do (to perform or execute, to commit); to work, do work; to make, create; to cause to become, to render
a Hindi word; it is not Sanskrit
“Hindi verb set करना (karnā) कराना (karānā) करवाना (karvānā) Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- Proto-Indo-European *-néwti Proto-Indo-Iranian *kr̥náwti Sanskrit कृ॒णोति॑ (kṛṇóti) Sanskrit क॒रोति॑ (karóti) Ashokan Prakrit 𑀓𑀭𑁄𑀢𑀺 (karoti) Prakrit 𑀓𑀭𑁂𑀇 (karei) Hindi करना In…” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
one who makes or does or acts or effects, a doer, maker, agent, author (with gen. or acc. or ifc. cf. bhaya-kartṛ, &c.), &c., &c.
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M1 · same meaning "kartryai" is the dative of "karttrī" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "kartryai" is the dative of "kartṛ" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "kartryai" is the dative of "karttṛ" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
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Dictionary citations
kartṛ mfn. one who makes or does or acts or effects, a doer, maker, agent, author (with gen. or acc. or ifc. cf. bhaya-kartṛ, &c.), RV.; AV. &c., MBh.; Mn. &c.
doing any particular action or business, applying one's self to any occupation (the business or occupation preceding in the compound, cf. suvarṇa-kartṛ, rājya-k˚, &c.)
1. karttṛ mfn. one who cuts off
one who extinguishes, a destroyer, Vīrac.
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