Lemma: karaṇa (n)
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- (in law) an instrument (MW)
- a sound or word as an independent part of speech (MW)
- act of making (MW)
- an act (MW)
- an action (MW)
- an astrological division of the day (MW)
- an organ of sense or of speech (MW)
- articulation (MW)
- body (MW)
- bond (MW)
- calculation (MW)
- cause (MW)
- charm (MW)
- deed (MW)
- document (MW)
- doing (MW)
- effecting (MW)
- field (MW)
- grain (MW)
- heart (MW)
- idea expressed by the instrumental case (MW)
- instrument (MW)
- instrumentality (MW)
- means of action (MW)
- mind (MW)
- name of a treatise of Varāhamihira on the motion of the planets (MW)
- name of a work belonging to the Śivadarśana (MW)
- posture in sexual intercourse (MW)
- posture of an ascetic (MW)
- producing (MW)
- pronunciation (MW)
- rhythm (MW)
- special business of any tribe or caste (MW)
- spell (MW)
- the Karaṇa formula (BaudhŚS 1.11) (Kashikar [BŚS])
- the means or instrument by which an action is effected (MW)
- time (MW)
Nominal forms
Word semantic annotations
| Concept | Notes | Count |
|---|---|---|
| instrument | the means whereby something is accomplished; "my greed was the instrument of my destruction" or "science has given us new tools to fight disease" | 17 |
| production | the act or process of producing something; "Shakespeare's production of poetry was enormous"; "the production of white blood cells" | 15 |
| sense organ | an organ that responds to stimulation | 9 |
| cause | events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something; "they are trying to determine the cause of the crash" | 8 |
| performance | the act of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it; "experience generally improves performance" | 6 |
| karaṇa | an astrological division of the day | 5 |
| creation | the human act of creating | 5 |
| tool | an implement used in the practice of a vocation | 4 |
| action | something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions" | 4 |
| position | the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated; "the position of the hands on the clock"; "he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage" | 2 |
| transformation | the act of transforming; "a photograph is a translation of a scene onto a two-dimensional surface" | 1 |
| applicability | relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand | 1 |
| devising | the act that results in something coming to be; "the devising of plans"; "the fashioning of pots and pans"; "the making of measurements" | 1 |
| causing | the act of causing something to happen | 1 |
| procedure | a particular course of action intended to achieve a results; "the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"; "it was a process of trial and error" | 1 |
| sensing | becoming aware of something via the senses | 1 |
| elimination | the bodily process of discharging waste matter | 1 |
| means | a process or method | 1 |
| instrumental | the case indicating the instrument used in performing the action of the verb | 1 |
Similar and related words
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