The Sanskrit term Ṣaṭkāraka can be transliterated into English as Satkaraka or Shatkaraka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

1) Ṣaṭkāraka (षट्कारक).—The six Karakas or instruments of action, which are differently connected with the verbal activity, viz. कर्तृ, कर्म, करण, संप्रदान, अपादान (kartṛ, karma, karaṇa, saṃpradāna, apādāna) and अधिकरण (adhikaraṇa); for details see कारक (kāraka) above; cf. तत्र शक्तिमतो द्रव्यस्य कारकाख्यायामवान्तरव्यापारनिबन्धना षडुपाख्या भवन्ति । कर्ता कर्म करणं संप्रदानमपादानमधिकरणं चेति । (tatra śaktimato dravyasya kārakākhyāyāmavāntaravyāpāranibandhanā ṣaḍupākhyā bhavanti | kartā karma karaṇaṃ saṃpradānamapādānamadhikaraṇaṃ ceti |) Sringara Prakasa IV;

2) Ṣaṭkāraka.—A work of the name (षट्कारक (ṣaṭkāraka)) written by a Jain grammarian Mahesanandin.

context information

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.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

Ṣaṭkāraka (षट्कारक) refers to the “six kārakas”, according to the Ṣaṭkārakakhaṇḍana (dealing with Grammar), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—The ṣaṭkāraka-khaṇḍana has various external features of a Jain manuscript, including the layout and the script. It is a grammatico-philosophical work dealing with the six kārakas and their refutation

The six kārakas [i.e., ṣaṭkāraka]are:

1. kartṛtva,
2. karmatva,
3. karaṇatva,
4. saṃpradānatva,
5. apādānatva,
6. adhikaraṇatva.

context information

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

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) Ṣaṭkāraka (षट्कारक) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—14 anuṣṭubh on the syntax of cases, and—[commentary]. Io. 1517 (by Vallabhānanda). 801 (by Vahasanandin). 1160 (by Maheśanandin).

2) Ṣaṭkāraka (षट्कारक):—[grammatical] by Vahasanandin. Hr. Notices Vol. Xi, Pref. p. 16. By Rabhasanandin. As p. 209.

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

Ṣaṭkāraka (षट्कारक):—[=ṣaṭ-kāraka] [from ṣaṭ > ṣaṣ] n. Name of [work] on the use of six cases (consisting of 14 Ślokas)

context information

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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Sat, Karaka, Shash.

Starts with: Shatkarakabalabodhini, Shatkarakabheda, Shatkarakabodha, Shatkarakakhandana, Shatkarakakhandanamandana, Shatkarakalakshana, Shatkarakanirupana, Shatkarakapraticchandaka, Shatkarakapraticchandasa, Shatkarakapratichandaka, Shatkarakavicara, Shatkarakavivecana.

Full-text: Maheshanandin, Shatkarakavivecana, Shatkarakapraticchandasa, Shatkarakabheda, Shatkarakapraticchandaka, Katantra, Supadmashatkarakavyakhyana, Vallabhananda, Katantrakaumudi, Karanatva, Apadanatva, Sampradanatva, Adhikaranatva, Karmatva, Kartritva, Praticchandaka, Karakakhandanamandana, Karaka.

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