Karayitri, Kārayitṛ, Kārayitrī: 8 definitions
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Karayitri 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.
The Sanskrit term Kārayitṛ can be transliterated into English as Karayitr or Karayitri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
Source: Shodhganga: The Kavyavilasa of Ciranjiva Bhattacarya (kavyashastra)Kārayitrī (कारयित्री) refers to one of the two types of pratibhā (poetic intuition) according to Rājaśekhara: the author of the kāvyamīmāṃsā.—Rājaśekhara says that pratibhā is the main cause of poetry. According to him there are two types of pratibhā, called kārayitrī and bhāvayitrī .
Kavyashastra (काव्यशास्त्र, kāvyaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian tradition of poetry (kavya). Canonical literature (shastra) of the includes encyclopedic manuals dealing with prosody, rhetoric and various other guidelines serving to teach the poet how to compose literature.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKārayitṛ (कारयितृ).—Causing to do, perform, effect &c. योऽस्यात्मनः कारयिता तं क्षेत्रज्ञं प्रचक्षते (yo'syātmanaḥ kārayitā taṃ kṣetrajñaṃ pracakṣate) Manusmṛti 12.12.
See also (synonyms): kārayiṣṇu.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKārayitṛ (कारयितृ).—mfn. (-tā-trī-tṛ) Causing to act or do. E. kṛ to do, causal form, tṛc aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKārayitṛ (कारयितृ).—i. e. kṛ, [Causal.], + tṛ, m. Giving the power of acting, Mahābhārata 3, 7000; [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 12, 12.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKārayitṛ (कारयितृ).—[adjective] causing to act.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kārayitṛ (कारयितृ):—[from kāra] mfn. causing or instigating to act or do, [Manu-smṛti xii, 12; Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] performer of a religious ceremony, [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKārayitṛ (कारयितृ):—[(tā-trī-tṛ) a.] Causing to do.
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
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKārayitṛ (ಕಾರಯಿತೃ):—
1) [noun] a man who gets or causes the work done.
2) [noun] a master of a worker or workers.
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Kārayitrī (ಕಾರಯಿತ್ರೀ):—
1) [noun] a woman who causes another to do.
2) [noun] a natural ability, power, endowment of a poet, artist, etc; original talent.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Full-text: Karayishnu, Bhavayitri, Pratibha.
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Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) (by Debabrata Barai)
Part 3.3b - Divisions of Pratibhā (poetic genious) < [Chapter 5 - Analyasis and Interpretations of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā]
Chapter 6 - Major findings and Concluding observations
Part 22 - The Kāvyamīmāṃsā of Rājaśekhara: A General Introduction < [Chapter 2 - A General Outlines of Sanskrit Poetics]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 1.5 < [Chapter 1 - The Purpose of Poetry]
Vakyapadiya (study of the concept of Sentence) (by Sarath P. Nath)
3. The Concept of Pratibhā in Indian Poetics < [Chapter 4 - The Concept of Pratibhā and its Implications]
Kautilya Arthashastra (by R. Shamasastry)
Chapter 13 - Superintendent of Gold in the Goldsmiths’ Office < [Book 2 - The duties of Government Superintendents]