kratuH [ kf-katu Uṇ. 1. 77 ] 1 A sacrifice; kratoraSezeRa Palena yujyatAM R. 3. 65 ; SataM kratUnAmapaviGnamApa saH 3. 38 ; M. 1. 4 ; Ms. 7. 79. 2 An epithet of Viṣṇu. 3 One of the ten Prajāpatis; M. 1. 35. 4 Intelligence, talent. 5 Power, ability. 6 Plan, design, purpose. 7 Resolution, determination. 8 Desire, will. 9 Fitness, adequacy, efficiency. 10 Deliberation, consultation. 11 Inspiration. 12 Enlightenment. 13 Offering, worship. 14 An Aśvamedha sacrifice (these senses are mostly Vedic). 15 The month Āṣāḍha. 16 Excess of fondness or liking. 17 An organ. [ cf. Gr. kratos ; Zend khratu ]. Comp. — uttamaH the rAjasUya sacrifice. — karman n. a sacrificial ceremony. — druh, -dviz m. a demon, goblin. — DvaMsin m. an epithet of Śiva (who destroyed Dakṣa's sacrifice.) — patiH the performer of a ( pb ) sacrifice. — paSuH a sacrificial horse. — puruzaH an epithet of Viṣṇu. — Buj m. a god, deity. — rAj m. 1 the lord of sacrifices; yaTASvameDaH kraturAw Ms. 9. 260. 2 the rAjasUya sacrifice. — rAjaH the rAjasUya sacrifice.