RULE id: kāraka (1985) SOURCE: brihaddesi_sharma_1992 (vol_I_p083) SCOPE: technical_term family, Brihaddesi (Mātaṅga ~750 CE) CONCEPT: Kāraka STATUS: empirical ASSERTIONS: - [definition] Kāraka is instrumental in bringing about the action denoted by verb -- p.vol_I_p083 "Kāraka is the hetu or nimitta (cause) of kriyā (action)." - [enumeration] There are six Kārakas according to Pāṇini: kartṛ, karman, karaṇa, sampradāna, apādāna and adhikaraṇa -- p.vol_I_p083 "There are six Kārakas according to Pāņini, viz. kartṛ, karman, karaṇa, sampradāna, apādāna and adhikaraṇa." CITED_RULES: - hetu (definition) - pāņini (enumeration) - pāṇini (enumeration) - kriyā (definition) - sampradāna (enumeration) CONFIDENCE: empirical PROTECT: false