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karaka_definition_cause_of_action

definition · concept: Kāraka · 1 attestation(s) · confidence 0.95

Kāraka is the hetu/nimitta (cause) of kriyā (action) — i.e. instrumental in bringing about the action denoted by the verb.

Body (pseudocode)

def is_karaka(element): return element.role == 'cause_of_action'

Inputs / output

element object

→ is_karaka

Evidence (1)

p. vol_I_p083 · #2892 « Kāraka is the hetu or nimitta (cause) of kriyā (action). »

Other rules on this concept (1)

karaka_six_panini enumeration There are six Kārakas per Pāṇini: kartṛ, karman, karaṇa, sampradāna, apādāna, adhikaraṇa.

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