Karttavya: 8 definitions
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Karttavya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykarttavya (कर्त्तव्य).—a S (Purposed or necessary) to be done. 2 Used as s n, also karttavyatā f Deed, doing, action: also skill in working or doing. Ex. vicitra ka0 nirañjanācēṃ ||
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
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarttavya (कर्त्तव्य).—mfn.
(-vyaḥ-vyā-vyaṃ) 1. To be done or made. 2. What ought to be done. E. kṛ to make, tavya aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Karttavya (कर्त्तव्य):—[from karta] a mfn. to be cut off
2) [v.s. ...] to be destroyed or extinguished, [Mahābhārata]
3) b etc. See p. 257, col. 3.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarttavya (कर्त्तव्य):—[(vyaḥ-vyā-vyaṃ) a.] Proper to be done.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Karttavya (कर्त्तव्य) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Kattavva.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryKarttavya (कर्त्तव्य):—(nm) duty; (a) proper/fit to be done, what ought to be done; ~[cyuta] fallen/deviated from duty; ~[niṣṭha/parāyaṇa] dutiful; hence ~[niṣṭhatā/parāyaṇatā] (nf); ~[mūḍha/vimūḍha] perplexed as to the proper course of action, placed in a dilemmatic state.
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Starts with: Karttavyata.
Ends with: Akarttavya, Itikarttavya, Kimkarttavya, Kritakarttavya, Prakartavya, Puraskarttavya, Vinikarttavya, Yathakarttavya.
Full-text: Yathakarttavya, Kritakarttavya, Itikarttavya, Itikarttavyata, Kattavva, Akarttavya, Karttavyata, Karttaba, Yatha.
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The Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 3244-3246 < [Chapter 26 - Examination of the ‘Person of Super-normal Vision’]
Verse 3570-3574 < [Chapter 26 - Examination of the ‘Person of Super-normal Vision’]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 15 - Sautrāntika theory of Inference < [Chapter V - Buddhist Philosophy]
Shishupala-vadha (Study) (by Shila Chakraborty)
Ṣāḍguṇya according to Manu < [Chapter 3 - Six fold policies of a king (Ṣāḍguṇya)]
Lord Hayagriva in Sanskrit Literature (by Anindita Adhikari)
The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
Chapter 1.3 - Umabhaga-murti (depiction of the Mother Goddess) < [Volume 2 - Nampi Arurar and Mythology]
The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda (by Madan Haloi)
Part 5.2: Morning Soma pressing (prātaḥsavana) < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]