Pāli Dictionary

kāraka

karrootakasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

kar7to do; to make

Synonyms

kattar, kāra, karaṇa, kara, kārī, nimmātar, karī, janaka,

Antonyms

akāraka

general

  • doer, maker, agent (of); (adjectivally) doing, making, causing, performing

  • SN 5.10

    ken'āyaṃ pakato satto, kuvaṃ sattassa kārako, kuvaṃ satto samuppanno, kuvaṃ satto nirujjhatī'ti.

  • MN 91

    so na khulukhulukārakaṃ pattaṃ dhovati, na samparivattakaṃ pattaṃ dhovati, na pattaṃ bhūmiyaṃ nikkhipitvā hatthe dhovati, hatthesu dhotesu patto dhoto hoti, patte dhote hatthā dhotā honti.

  • a builder, craftsman (of buildings, objects, etc.)

  • SN 1.47

    ārāmaropā vanaropā, ye janā setukārakā, papañ'ca udapānañ'ca, ye dadanti upassayaṃ.

  • Dhp 154

    gahakāraka diṭṭho'si, puna gehaṃ na kāhasi, sabbā te phāsukā bhaggā, gahakūṭaṃ visaṅkhataṃ, visaṅkhāragataṃ cittaṃ, taṇhānaṃ khayam'ajjhagā.

  • (grammar, technical) kāraka — a case-relation of a noun to the verb; also verbal voice

karaka1

approximate

Part of speech

noun · neuter

monastic

  • drinking vessel; water pot, jug

karaka2

approximate

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • pomegranate tree

karakā

approximate

Part of speech

noun · feminine

general

  • hail; a hailstone

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