Karyakarana, Kāryākāraṇa: 12 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Shaktism
2. Shaivism
3. Yoga
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
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Karyakarana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Kāryakāraṇa (कार्यकारण) refers to “cause and effect”, according to the Kulakaulinīmata.—Accordingly, “[...] Called knowledge, (she is Kuṇḍalinī and) her form is (round like) an earring (kuṇḍala). Called action, she is the mother of the letters (varṇamātṛkā). Called will, (her) form is mantra. She is (both) the object of denotation and the denotator. Associated with (both) cause and effect [i.e., kāryakāraṇa-saṃyuktā], she emerges from within the pure (energy of the Moon) (vimalānta). She has three natures, she resides on three paths, she is endowed with the three causes and the three energies. She is associated with the letter E. (As) the Supreme Power, she resides within Śiva”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (philosophy)

Kāryakāraṇa (कार्यकारण) refers to “(the relation of) cause and effect”, according to Utpaladeva’s Vivṛti on Īśvarapratyabhijñākārikā 1.5.6.—Accordingly, “[...] Only [the following] could [still] be objected: if these [objects] did not exist after as well as before [their] being manifest, [then] the very fact that they are manifest would be causeless, and [under such conditions,] the relation of cause and effect (kāryakāraṇa-bhāva) and the relation between the knowing subject and the object of knowledge would not be possible”.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

Yoga (school of philosophy)

Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

Kāryakāraṇa (कार्यकारण) refers to the “products and instruments”, according to Aghoraśivācārya’s commentary on the Mṛgendratantra (Vidyāpāda 10.2).—Accordingly, [while describing dehasiddhyartha]: “The meaning is for the sake of attaining a subtle body whose nature is the thirty reality-levels beginning with the products and instruments (kāryakāraṇa), and not for the sake of attaining a body derived from the worlds”.

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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).

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kāryākāraṇa (कार्याकारण).—a (kārya & kāraṇa) Sufficient for the purpose; supplying the occasion; quantum sufficit.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

kāryākāraṇa (कार्याकारण).—a Sufficient for the purpose.

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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 Dictionary

Kāryakāraṇa (कार्यकारण) or Kāryyakāraṇa.—n.

(-ṇaṃ) Cause of a special or incidental kind, originating in some act or occasion. E. kārya, and kāraṇa cause.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kāryakāraṇa (कार्यकारण).—n. aim and motive, [Pañcatantra] i. [distich] 462. Niṣkāraṇa, i. e.

Kāryakāraṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kārya and kāraṇa (कारण).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kāryakaraṇa (कार्यकरण).—[neuter] performing one’s duty.

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Kāryakāraṇa (कार्यकारण).—[neuter] a special cause or motive.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Kāryakaraṇa (कार्यकरण):—[=kārya-karaṇa] [from kārya] n. the doing one’s duty, [Mahābhārata]

2) Kāryakāraṇa (कार्यकारण):—[=kārya-kāraṇa] [from kārya] n. a particular or special cause (tat-kārya-kāraṇāt, in consequence of that), [Pañcatantra; Kathāsaritsāgara]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kāryakāraṇa (कार्यकारण):—[kārya-kāraṇa] (ṇaṃ) 1. n. Special cause.

[Sanskrit to German]

Karyakarana in German

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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.

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