karaRa &c. See p. 254, col. 1 .
karaRa a. [ kf-lyuw ] 1 Making, doing, effecting, producing. 2 ( Ved. ) Clever, skilled. — RaH 1 ( Ved. ) An assistant. 2 A man of a mixed tribe. 3 A writer. — RaM 1 Doing, performing, accomplishing, effecting; parahita° , saMDyA°, priya° &c. 2 Act, action. 3 Religious action. 4 Business, trade. 5 An organ of sense; vapuzA karaRojJitena sA nipataMtI patimapyaMpAtayat R. 8. 38 , 42 ; pawukaraREH prARiBiH Me. 5 ; R. 14. 50. 6 The body; upamAnamaBUdvilAsinAM karaRaM yattava kAMtimattaMyA Ku. 4. 5. 7 An instrument or means of an action; upamitikaraRamupamAnaM T. S. 8 (In Logic) The instrumental cause which is thus defined: - vyApAravadasADAraRaM kAraRaM karaRaM . 9 A cause or motive (in general). 10 The sense expressed by the instrumental case (in gram. ); sADakatamaM karaRaM P. I. 4. 42 ; or kriyAyAH ( pb ) parinizpattiryadvyApArAdanaMtaram . vivakzyate yadA yatra karaRaM tattadA smftam .. . 11 (In law) A document, a bond, documentary proof; Ms. 8. 51 , 52 , 154. 12 A kind of rhythmical pause, beat of the hand to keep time; Ku. 6. 40. 13 (In astrol. ) A division of the day; (these Karaṇas are eleven). 14 The Supreme Being. 15 Pronunciation. 16 The posture of an ascetic. 17 A posture in sexual enjoyment. 18 A field. 19 Plastering with the hand. 20 The usage of the writer caste. — RI 1 A woman of a mixed caste. 2 A surd or irrational number. Comp. — aDipaH the soul. — grAmaH the organs of sense taken collectively. — trARaM the head.