Karanata, Karanāṭa, Kāraṇatā: 8 definitions
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Karanata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Varāha-purāṇaKaranāṭa (करनाट).—Name of a settlement (janapada) situated near the seven great mountains on the western side of mount Naiṣadha, according to the Varāhapurāṇa chapter 83. These settlements consume the water flowing from these seven great mountains (Viśākha, Kambala, Jayanta, Kṛṣṇa, Harita, Aśoka and Vardhamāna). Niṣadha (Naiṣadha) is one of the seven mountains located in Jambūdvīpa, ruled over by Āgnīdhra, a grandson of Svāyambhuva Manu, who was created by Brahmā, who was in turn created by Nārāyaṇa, the unknowable all-pervasive primordial being.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchKāraṇatā (कारणता) refers to “having become a cause”, according to the Mokṣopāya (verse 5.93.11-12ab) and Yogavāsiṣṭha (verse 5.92.11-14).—Accordingly, “So long as the mind is not dissolved, habitual tendencies are not destroyed. Knowledge of the highest reality, the disappearance of mind and the destruction of habitual tendencies are difficult to overthrow having become a cause (kāraṇatā) of one another and thus, they remain”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKāraṇatā (कारणता).—Causality, causation; प्रलयस्थितिसर्गाणामेकः कारणतां गतः (pralayasthitisargāṇāmekaḥ kāraṇatāṃ gataḥ) Kumārasambhava 2.6.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKāraṇatā (कारणता).—[kāraṇa + tā], f., and kā- raṇatva kāraṇa + tva, n. Causality, [Kumārasaṃbhava, (ed. Stenzler.)] 2, 6; Bhāṣāp. 14. Being the cause, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 3, 26, 26.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Karaṇatā (करणता):—[=karaṇa-tā] [from karaṇa > kara] f. instrumentality, the state of being an instrument, [Kāśikā-vṛtti on Pāṇini 2-3, 33.]
2) Kāraṇatā (कारणता):—[=kāraṇa-tā] [from kāraṇa > kāra] f. causality, causation, [Kumāra-sambhava ii, 6]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Karaṇatā (करणता) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Karaṇayā.
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Starts with: Karanataka, Karanataki, Karanatantra, Karanatanu, Karanatarthavada, Karanatas, Karanatavada, Karanatavadartha, Karanatavicara.
Ends with: Karkaranata, Nimittakaranata, Prakaranata, Pratiyogijnanakaranata, Samanadhikaranata.
Full-text: Karanatavada, Lingakaranatavada, Lingakaranatasiddhantarahasya, Nimittakaranata, Lingakaranatapurvapaksharahasya, Mokshakaranatavadartha, Karanaya, Nyayadvayakaranatavada, Pratiyogijnanakaranata, Pratiyogijnanakaranatavada, Karanatva, Pradhanata, Karana, Paratva, Sarga.
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Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) (by Debabrata Barai)
Part 3.2 - Rājaśekhara’s views on Kāvyahetu (causes of poetry) < [Chapter 5 - Analyasis and Interpretations of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā]
The Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 3593-3596 < [Chapter 26 - Examination of the ‘Person of Super-normal Vision’]
Hanuman Nataka (critical study) (by Nurima Yeasmin)
Philosophy of Charaka-samhita (by Asokan. G)
Heuristic reasoning (yukti) [in Charaka philosophy] < [Chapter 6 - Source of Knowledge (pramāṇa)]
Nyaya-Vaisheshika categories (Study) (by Diptimani Goswami)
Different types of Causes (kāraṇa) < [Chapter 8 - The Theory of Causation]
A comparative study between Buddhism and Nyaya (by Roberta Pamio)
2. Comparative study on Perception < [Chapter 5 - Perception: A Comparative Study]