𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘜

Old Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀸𑀭𑀡 (kāraṇa). Compare Old Gujarati कारण (kāraṇa), Old Hindi कारंण (kārãṇ), Old Punjabi ਕਾਰਣੁ (kāraṇu).

Noun

𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘜 (kāraṇa) n (Devanagari कारण)

1. cause
2. instrument

Derived terms

• 𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘜𑘹𑘽 (kāraṇeṃ, “for”, postposition)

Descendants

• Marathi: कारण (kāraṇ)

Further reading

• Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “कारण”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kāraṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 156

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• কাৰণ (Assamese script)
• ᬓᬵᬭᬡ (Balinese script)
• কারণ (Bengali script)
• 𑰎𑰯𑰨𑰜 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀓𑀸𑀭𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• ကာရဏ (Burmese script)
• कारण (Devanagari script)
• કારણ (Gujarati script)
• ਕਾਰਣ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌣 (Grantha script)
• ꦏꦴꦫꦟ (Javanese script)
• 𑂍𑂰𑂩𑂝 (Kaithi script)
• ಕಾರಣ (Kannada script)
• ការណ (Khmer script)
• ກາຣຓ (Lao script)
• കാരണ (Malayalam script)
• ᡬᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᠠᢏᠠ (Manchu script)
• ᢉᠠᢗᠷᠠᢏᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦮𑧑𑧈𑦼 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐎𑐵𑐬𑐞 (Newa script)
• କାରଣ (Odia script)
• ꢒꢵꢬꢠ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆑𑆳𑆫𑆟 (Sharada script)
• 𑖎𑖯𑖨𑖜 (Siddham script)
• කාරණ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩜𑩛𑩼𑩪 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚊𑚭𑚤𑚘 (Takri script)
• காரண (Tamil script)
• కారణ (Telugu script)
• การณ (Thai script)
• ཀཱ་ར་ཎ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒏𑒰𑒩𑒝 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨋𑨊𑨫𑨘 (Zanabazar Square script)

Noun

𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘜 • (kāraṇa) stem, n

1. Modi script form of कारण

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of 𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘜

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘜𑘦𑘿 (kāraṇam)	𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘜𑘹 (kāraṇe)	𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘜𑘰𑘡𑘱 (kāraṇāni) 𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘜𑘰¹ (kāraṇā¹)
accusative	𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘜𑘦𑘿 (kāraṇam)	𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘜𑘹 (kāraṇe)	𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘜𑘰𑘡𑘱 (kāraṇāni) 𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘜𑘰¹ (kāraṇā¹)
instrumental	𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘜𑘹𑘡 (kāraṇena)	𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘜𑘰𑘥𑘿𑘧𑘰𑘦𑘿 (kāraṇābhyām)	𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘜𑘺𑘾 (kāraṇaiḥ) 𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘜𑘹𑘥𑘱𑘾¹ (kāraṇebhiḥ¹)
dative	𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘜𑘰𑘧 (kāraṇāya)	𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘜𑘰𑘥𑘿𑘧𑘰𑘦𑘿 (kāraṇābhyām)	𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘜𑘹𑘥𑘿𑘧𑘾 (kāraṇebhyaḥ)
ablative	𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘜𑘰𑘝𑘿 (kāraṇāt)	𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘜𑘰𑘥𑘿𑘧𑘰𑘦𑘿 (kāraṇābhyām)	𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘜𑘹𑘥𑘿𑘧𑘾 (kāraṇebhyaḥ)
genitive	𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘜𑘭𑘿𑘧 (kāraṇasya)	𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘜𑘧𑘻𑘾 (kāraṇayoḥ)	𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘜𑘰𑘡𑘰𑘦𑘿 (kāraṇānām)
locative	𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘜𑘹 (kāraṇe)	𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘜𑘧𑘻𑘾 (kāraṇayoḥ)	𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘜𑘹𑘬𑘳 (kāraṇeṣu)
vocative	𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘜 (kāraṇa)	𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘜𑘹 (kāraṇe)	𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘜𑘰𑘡𑘱 (kāraṇāni) 𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘜𑘰¹ (kāraṇā¹)

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