Kashtakaraka, Kaṣṭakāraka, Kashta-karaka: 6 definitions
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Kashtakaraka 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 Kaṣṭakāraka can be transliterated into English as Kastakaraka or Kashtakaraka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKaṣṭakāraka (कष्टकारक).—the world (as the scene of miseries).
Derivable forms: kaṣṭakārakaḥ (कष्टकारकः).
Kaṣṭakāraka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kaṣṭa and kāraka (कारक). See also (synonyms): kaṣṭakāra.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaṣṭakāraka (कष्टकारक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) Causing trouble or annoyance. m.
(-kaḥ) The world. E. kaṣṭa pain, and kāraka the maker, the cause.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kaṣṭakāraka (कष्टकारक):—[=kaṣṭa-kāraka] [from kaṣṭa] mfn. causing trouble, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] m. the world, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaṣṭakāraka (कष्टकारक):—[kaṣṭa-kāraka] (kaḥ) 1. m. The world.
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Partial matches: Kashta, Karaka.
Full-text: Kashtakara.
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