Karanika, Karaṇikā, Kāraṇika, Kāraṇīka: 17 definitions
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Karaṇikā (करणिका) is another name for Cavya, a medicinal plant possibly identified with Piper chaba Hunter, or “piper chilli” from the Piperaceae or “pepper” family of flowering plants, according to verse 6.41-42 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu.— Note: According to the Bhāvaprakāśa, the fruit of Cavya [Cavikā] is said to be Gajapippalī, identified with either Scindapsus officinalis Schott, according to Chopra, Nadkarni and Roxburgh.—The sixth chapter (pippalyādi-varga) of this book enumerates ninety-five varieties of plants obtained from the market (paṇyauṣadhi). Together with the names Karaṇikā and Cavya, there are a total of twelve Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
India history and geography
Karaṇika.—(CII 4; BL), official desigantion of a scribe; the writer of legal documents; explained by some as ‘an officer in charge of a State department or office’ (HD); but really, a scribe. Cf. karaṇika-ṭhakkura (i. e. a Karaṇika who enjoyed the dignity of a Ṭhakkura) in Ep. Ind., Vol. XX, p. 44; Vol. VIII, p. 158; and Karaṇika-Brāhmaṇa (i. e. a Karaṇika who belonged to the Brāhmaṇa community) in Bhandarkar's List, No. 350. See Mahākaraṇika. (EI 6; ASLV), same as Korṇam or Senabova; a village accountant. Cf. Vāśal-karaṇikam (SITI), same as Vāśal-kaṇakkam (ºgaṇaka). Note: karaṇika is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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Kāraṇika.—(EI 31), same as Karaṇika. Note: kāraṇika is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
kāraṇīka : (m.) turturer.
Kāraṇika, (der. fr. prec. ) the meaning ought to be “one who is under a certain obligation” or “one who dispenses certain obligations. ” In usu° S. II, 257 however used simply in the sense of making: arrow-maker, fletcher. Perhaps the reading should be °kāraka. (Page 210)
kāraṇika (ကာရဏိက) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[kāraṇa+ika]
[ကာရဏ+ဣက]
[Pali to Burmese]
kāraṇika—
(Burmese text): (၁) ညှဉ်းဆဲသတ်ဖြတ် တတ်သော၊ သူ။ (သူသတ်သမား၊ အာဏာသား)။ (၂) ဆင် ထိန်း,ဆင်ဆရာ စသည်။
(Auto-Translation): (1) A person who is skilled in assassination, (such as a killer, a person of power). (2) Elephant keeper, elephant trainer, etc.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
kāraṇīka (कारणीक).—a That causes. Useful.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Kāraṇika (कारणिक).—a. (-kā or -kī f.)
1) An examiner, a judge.
2) Causal, causative.
3) A teacher; कच्चित्कारणिका धर्मे सर्वशास्त्रेषु कोविदाः (kaccitkāraṇikā dharme sarvaśāstreṣu kovidāḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 2.5.34.
Kāraṇika (कारणिक).—(-kāraṇika), adj. or subst. m. (not recorded in this meaning; from Sanskrit kāraṇa plus -ika), one who holds…to be the cause (of existence, etc.): Jātakamālā 149.24 īśvara-k°, one who holds God to be the Cause.
Kāraṇika (कारणिक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) 1. Investigating, trying, ascertaining the cause. 2. Causal, causative. E. kāraṇa action, and ṭhak aff.
Kāraṇika (कारणिक).—i. e. karaṇa + ika, m. A judge, [Pañcatantra] 237, 20.
1) Kāraṇika (कारणिक):—[from kāra] mfn. ([gana] kāśy-ādi) ‘investigating, ascertaining the cause’, a judge, [Pañcatantra]
2) [v.s. ...] a teacher, [Mahābhārata ii, 167.]
Kāraṇika (कारणिक):—[(kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) a.] Investigating acutely the cause; causative.
Kāraṇika (कारणिक):—(von karaṇa) adj. subst. f. ā und ī gaṇa kāśyādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 2, 116.] untersuchend, eine gerichtliche Untersuchung anstellend [Amarakoṣa 3, 1, 7.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 479.] [Mahābhārata 2, 167.] [Pañcatantra 237, 20.]
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Kāraṇika (कारणिक):—vgl. kāla .
Kāraṇika (कारणिक):—m. —
1) Lehrer [Mahābhārata 2,5,34.] —
2) Richter [Pañcatantra 237,20.] —
3) *Kenner einer Sache.
Kāraṇika (कारणिक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Kāraṇiya.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Karaṇika (ಕರಣಿಕ):—[noun] a professional keeper or inspector of accounts; an accountant.
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Karaṇīka (ಕರಣೀಕ):—[noun] = ಕರಣಿಕ [karanika].
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Kāraṇika (ಕಾರಣಿಕ):—
1) [adjective] causing; making; doing.
2) [adjective] engaged in finding the reason or tending to find it.
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Kāraṇika (ಕಾರಣಿಕ):—
1) [noun] an examiner; a judge.
2) [noun] a heavenly male who has taken birth on the earth for accomplishing a special task or aim.
3) [noun] one who imparts knowledge; a teacher.
4) [noun] a deliberate action; a deliberate work done with mala fide.
5) [noun] an event or action that apparently contradicts known scientific laws and is hence thought to be due to supernatural causes; a miracle.
6) [noun] prediction of the future under the supposed influence of divine guidance.
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Kāraṇīka (ಕಾರಣೀಕ):—[noun] = ಕಾರಣಿಕ [karanika]2 - 1 & 2.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Ika, Karana.
Starts with (+0): Karanika-thakkura, Karanikam, Karanikamamdalika, Karanikan, Karanikapurisa, Karanikapurusha, Karanikara, Karanikaranem, Karanikashale, Karanikatana, Karanikatva.
Full-text (+0): Prakaranika, Karanikapurisa, Ishvarakaranika, Karanikapurusha, Dharmadhikarakaranika, Karanika-thakkura, Shyenakaranika, Karani, Nyaya-karanika, Karanin, Santikaranika, Tiraskaranika, Karaniga, Karaniya, Karanikam, Shyenakarana, Karanavan, Mahakaranika, Karanikan, Cavya.
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