Gunakarman, Guṇakarman, Guna-karman: 6 definitions
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Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarGuṇakarman (गुणकर्मन्).—A term used by the ancient grammarians for the गौणकर्मन् (gauṇakarman) or indirect object of a verb. having two objects.The word is found quoted in the Mahabhaya; cf. कथिते लादयश्चेत्स्युः षष्टीं कुर्यात्तदा गुणे । गुणे गुणकर्मणि । (kathite lādayaścetsyuḥ ṣaṣṭīṃ kuryāttadā guṇe | guṇe guṇakarmaṇi |) cf. also गुणकर्मणि लादिविधिः सपरे (guṇakarmaṇi lādividhiḥ sapare) M.Bh. on I. 4.51.
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGuṇakarman (गुणकर्मन्).—n.
1) an unessential or secondary action.
2) (in gram.) the secondary or less immediate (i. e. indirect) object of an action; e. g. in the example नेताऽश्वस्य स्रुघ्नं स्रुघ्नस्य वा, स्रुघ्नम् (netā'śvasya srughnaṃ srughnasya vā, srughnam) is a गुणकर्मन् (guṇakarman). °vibhāga a. distinguishing an action and an attribute.
Guṇakarman is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms guṇa and karman (कर्मन्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryGuṇakarman (गुणकर्मन्).—[neuter] a secondary action ([ablative] matas) or secondary object (opp pradhānaṃ karman).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Guṇakarman (गुणकर्मन्):—[=guṇa-karman] [from guṇa] n. an unessential secondary action, [Madhusūdana; Nyāyamālā-vistara [Scholiast or Commentator]] (ma-tva)
2) [v.s. ...] (in [grammar]) the secondary or less immediate object of an action, [Pāṇini 2-3, 65 [Scholiast or Commentator]]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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