In Hinduism

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Karmasādhana (कर्मसाधन).—Prescribed in the sense of an object; a term used in the Mahābhāṣya in the sense of affixes used in the sense of 'object' as contrasted with कर्तृसाधन (kartṛsādhana) or भावसाधनः (bhāvasādhanaḥ) e. g. the affix कि (ki) in the word विधि (vidhi), explained as विधीयते इति विधिः (vidhīyate iti vidhiḥ) or in the word भाव (bhāva) explained as भाव्यते यः स भावः (bhāvyate yaḥ sa bhāvaḥ); cf. क्रिया चैव हि भाव्यते, स्वभावसिद्धं तु द्रव्यम् (kriyā caiva hi bhāvyate, svabhāvasiddhaṃ tu dravyam) M.Bh. on P. I.3.1. See similarly the words समाहार (samāhāra) M.Bh. on II.1.51 and उपधि (upadhi) M.Bh. on V.1.13.

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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.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture

Karmasādhana (कर्मसाधन) refers to “ritual acts”, according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly [after the Bhagavān taught the detailed offering-manual], “Then Sāgara, the great Nāga king, stood up from his seat along with other 80,000 Nāga kings of great supernatural power, and falling at the feet of the Bhagavān said, ‘O Bhagavān, greatly frightening mantrapadas have been uttered, extremely frightening ritual acts (karmasādhana). [...]’”.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Karmasādhana (कर्मसाधन):—[=karma-sādhana] [from karma > karman] n. implement, means

2) [v.s. ...] articles essential to the performance of any religious act.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Karmasādhana (कर्मसाधन):—[karma-sādhana] (naṃ) 1. n. Means of doing.

context information

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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Sadhana, Karma.

Full-text: Vidhi, Niyati.

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