Karita, Kāritā, Kārita, Kārita: 20 definitions
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In Hinduism
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Kāritā (कारिता).—One of the six kinds of interest, according to Bṛhaspati;—Kāritā is interest promised by the debtor. (See the Manubhāṣya verse 8.153)
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
1) Kārita (कारित).—Ancient term for the causal Vikaraṇa, (णिच् (ṇic) in Pāṇini's grammar and इन् (in) in Kātantra);
2) Kārita.—Causal or causative as applied to roots ending in णिच् (ṇic) or words derived from such roots called also 'ṇyanta' by the followers of Pāṇini's grammar; cf. इन् कारितं धात्वर्थे (in kāritaṃ dhātvarthe) Kāt. III.2.9, explained as धात्वर्थक्रियानाम्न इन् परो भवति धात्वर्थे स च कारितसंज्ञक (dhātvarthakriyānāmna in paro bhavati dhātvarthe sa ca kāritasaṃjñaka);।
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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Kārita (कारित) refers to “having been made (a laughing-stock)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.44 (“Menā regains consciousness”).—Accordingly, as Menā said to the Sages: “[...] What an awful bridegroom has been secured by this wicked girl? The mountain and I, nay the whole family, has been made (kārita) a laughing stock. He has neither a mother nor a father. He has no brother no kinsman. He has not even a fellow clansman. He has no beauty, no skill, not even a house of His own! [...]”.
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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Kārita (कारित) refers to “extending it done by others” and it is one of the factors making up the 108 kinds of adhikaraṇa (‘substratum’) of the living beings (jīva). This substratum (instruments of inflow) represents the foundation or the basis of an entity.
Kārita is a Sanskrit technical term defined in the Tattvārthasūtra (ancient authorative Jain scripture) from the 2nd century, which contains aphorisms dealing with philosophy and the nature of reality.
Kārita (कारित).—What is meant by extending it done (kārita)? To get the activity done / performed by others is called extending it done.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
kārita : (pp. of kāreti) caused to do, build or construct.
Kāritā, = kārikā (performance); see pāripūri°. (Page 210)
kārita (ကာရိတ) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[kara+ṇe+ta]
[ကရ+ဏေ+တ]
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Kārita (कारित).—a. Caused to be done or effected.
-tā Interest, the amount of which is fixed by the debtor (being forced to do so by the creditor).
-tam The causal form of a verb. कारितार्थ (kāritārtha) causal sense शेत्यर्थः कारि- तार्थो वा निर्देशोऽयं समीक्षितः (śetyarthaḥ kāri- tārtho vā nirdeśo'yaṃ samīkṣitaḥ) Mahābhārata on P.V.3.55.
Kārita (कारित).—mfn.
(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) Caused to be made or done, brought about, effected. f.
(-tā) Stipulated interest; also kārikā, and kāritāvṛddhi. E. kṛ to do, in the causal form, and kta aff.
Kārita (कारित).—[adjective] caused, effected by (—°); [feminine] ā (±vṛddhi) stipulated (not legal) interest.
1) Kārita (कारित):—[from kāra] mfn. ifc. caused to be made or done, brought about, effected, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.
2) Kāritā (कारिता):—[from kārita > kāra] f. ([scilicet] vṛddhi) forced to be paid, interest exceeding the legal rate of interest, [Gautama-dharma-śāstra] [commentator or commentary] on [Manu-smṛti viii, 153]
3) Kārita (कारित):—[from kāra] n. the [Causal] form of a verb, [Nirukta, by Yāska i, 13.]
Kārita (कारित):—[(taḥ-tā-taṃ) a.] Caused to be made or done; stipulated.
Kārita (कारित):—(part. praet. pass. vom caus. von 1. kar)
1) adj. veranlasst, hervorgerufen: upasarga durch die praep. [Prātiśākhya zum Ṛgveda 11, 5.] saṃbhrame cāgnikārite [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 4, 118.] viplave kālakārite [8, 348. 7, 176.] na tanmanasi kartavyaṃ putra yaddyūtakāritam [Mahābhārata 18, 16. fg.] vipravādāḥ subahavaḥ śrūyante putrakāritāḥ durch die Söhne hervorgerufen d. i. in Betreff derselben [13, 2614.] yo yaṃ praśnastvayā pṛṣṭo gopradānādikāritaḥ [3554.] kāraṇaṃ śrotumicchāmi madgṛhe vāsakāritam ich wünschte den Grund zu hören, warum du in meinem Hause deine Wohnung aufgeschlagen [2868.] athedamārabhyate parīkṣitakāritaṃ nāma pañcamaṃ tantram veranlasst durch ein nicht umsichtiges Benehmen d. i. ein solches behandelnd [Pañcatantra 234, 1.] lobhakāraṇakāritam adv. = lobhakāraṇāt [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 58, 24.] kāritā vṛddhiḥ heisst ein vom Schuldner selbst festgesetzter (aber vom Gläubiger erzwungener) Zins: vṛddhiḥ sā kāritā nāma yarṇikena svayaṃ kṛtā [NĀRADA] in [Mitākṣarā 63, 15.] ṛṇikena tu yā vṛddhiradhikā saṃprakīrtitā . āpatkālakṛtā nityaṃ dātavyā sā tu kāritā [?(Kullūka zu Manu’s Gesetzbuch 8, 153] hat mehrere Varianten) || [Kātyāyana im VIVĀDĀRṆAVASETU] nach [Śabdakalpadruma] [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 8, 153.] —
2) n. die Causalform des Zeitworts [Yāska’s Nirukta 1, 13]; ebenso kāritānta [Prātiśākha zum Atharvaveda 4, 91.]
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Kārita (कारित):—
2) Bez. des Characters der 10ten Klasse, der Causativa und Denominativa (i) [KĀTANTRA 3, 2, 9. fgg. 26.]
Kārita (कारित):——
1) Adj. — a) am Ende eines Comp. — α) veranlasst — , hervorgerufen durch. — β) Bezug habend auf. — b) f. ā mit oder ohne vṛddhi Zinsen , welche den gesetzlichen Zinsfuss überschreiten , die aber der Schuldner in seiner Noth angeboten hat , [Gautama's Dharmaśāstra] [Jolly 297.fg.] —
2) n. der Character der Causativa , der 10ten Klasse und der Denominativa ( i) ; die Causalform des Zeitworts.
Kārita (कारित) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Karāviya, Kāraviya, Kārāviya, Kāriya.
Kāritā (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 所作 [suǒ zuò]: “that which is done”.
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
Karīta (ಕರೀತ):—
1) [noun] a folded paper container, usu. with a sealable flap, for a letter to send through post, etc.
2) [noun] an order, command, instruction or direction, etc. communicated in writing.
3) [noun] correspondence; a) communication by exchange of letters; b) letters received or written.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Kāritā (कारिता):—suffix. abstract root of the word of कारी [kārī ] ;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Luo, Ne, Da, Kara, Ta.
Starts with (+5): Karitabba, Karitacetiyappamana, Karitagama, Karitaka, Karitakarana, Karitaki, Karitala, Karitale, Karitam, Karitan, Karitana, Karitanta, Karitapannasala, Karitaparivena, Karitapatta, Karitapegade, Karitapokkharani, Karitasabbagaha, Karitasahassagabbhapatimandita, Karitasenasana.
Full-text (+144): Akarita, Adhikarita, Sahakarita, Kalakarita, Tamkarita, Vikarita, Camatkarita, Andhakarita, Vippakata, Karitasabbagaha, Karitam, Karanakaritam, Nirajikarita, Ganakarita, Sheshakarita, Samshrayakarita, Paripurakarita, Karitaparivena, Karitapokkharani, Karitasenasana.
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