"कारक" meaning in Sanskrit

See कारक in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kɑ́ː.ɾɐ.kɐ/ [Vedic], /kɑː.ɾɐ.kɐ/ [Classical-Sanskrit] Forms: kā́raka [romanization]
Etymology: Ultimately from the root कृ (kṛ, “to do”). Etymology templates: {{root|sa|sa|कृ}} Head templates: {{sa-adj|tr=kā́raka}} कारक • (kā́raka) stem
  1. making, doing, acting
    Sense id: en-कारक-sa-adj-bCRKunE5
  2. who or what does or produces or creates
    Sense id: en-कारक-sa-adj-RQUFLAhZ Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 9 5 38 4 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 5 3 45 2 42 Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 6 45 5 44 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 9 38 8 44
  3. intending to act or do
    Sense id: en-कारक-sa-adj-NF7Lcjwp

Noun

IPA: /kɑ́ː.ɾɐ.kɐ/ [Vedic], /kɑː.ɾɐ.kɐ/ [Classical-Sanskrit]
Etymology: Ultimately from the root कृ (kṛ, “to do”). Etymology templates: {{root|sa|sa|कृ}} Head templates: {{sa-noun|g=n|tr=kā́raka}} कारक • (kā́raka) stem, n Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-n|kā́raka}} Forms: kā́raka [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], कारकम् [nominative, singular], कारके [dual, nominative], कारकाणि [nominative, plural], कारका1 [nominative, plural], कारकम् [accusative, singular], कारके [accusative, dual], कारकाणि [accusative, plural], कारका1 [accusative, plural], कारकेण [instrumental, singular], कारकाभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], कारकैः [instrumental, plural], कारकेभिः1 [instrumental, plural], कारकाय [dative, singular], कारकाभ्याम् [dative, dual], कारकेभ्यः [dative, plural], कारकात् [ablative, singular], कारकाभ्याम् [ablative, dual], कारकेभ्यः [ablative, plural], कारकस्य [genitive, singular], कारकयोः [dual, genitive], कारकाणाम् [genitive, plural], कारके [locative, singular], कारकयोः [dual, locative], कारकेषु [locative, plural], कारक [singular, vocative], कारके [dual, vocative], कारकाणि [plural, vocative], कारका1 [plural, vocative]
  1. instrumental in bringing about the action denoted by a verb, the notion of a case
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    },
    {
      "form": "कारके",
      "roman": "kā́rake",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कारकयोः",
      "roman": "kā́rakayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कारकेषु",
      "roman": "kā́rakeṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कारक",
      "roman": "kā́raka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कारके",
      "roman": "kā́rake",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कारकाणि",
      "roman": "kā́rakāṇi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कारका1",
      "roman": "kā́rakā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "n",
        "tr": "kā́raka"
      },
      "expansion": "कारक • (kā́raka) stem, n",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kā́raka"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-n"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "instrumental in bringing about the action denoted by a verb, the notion of a case"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "case",
          "case"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɑ́ː.ɾɐ.kɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɑː.ɾɐ.kɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "कारक"
}

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