karaRI · karaṇī 1 · karaṇī 2
karaṇī ( cf. karaṇā , q.v. , and kāraṇī ), means, cause : LV 432.2—3 (twice in one long cpd. ) -muditā-prāmodyakaraṇī- (only Calc. °karaṇa-; one ms. °karī-)-snigdhamadhura-ślakṣṇa-hṛdayaṃgama-sarvendriya-prahlāda-karaṇī-(so all mss. , only Calc. °ṇa-)-samyagvākya-samyakprayogatvād.
(adj, adj, in comps, from karaṇa) doing; making; causing; effecting Construction: √kar + aṇa + ī karaṇa + ī
(fem, fem, in comps, from karaṇa) instrument which does something [lit.] doing Construction: √kar + aṇa + ī karaṇa + ī