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Karakahetu, 첹ٳ, Karaka-hetu: 5 definitions

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Karakahetu means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

In Jainism

Jain philosophy

: archive.org: Anekanta Jaya Pataka of Haribhadra Suri

첹ٳ (कारकहेतु) refers to the “cause� (i.e., that which produces or brings into existence a certain thing or a certain state of affairs), as occurring in the ԱԳٲᲹⲹ貹-첹ṇa, a Śvetāmbara Jain philosophical work written by Haribhadra Sūri.—[Cf. Vol. II, P. 95, ll. 4 & 8]—‘Kāraka� means productive� and �ñ貹첹� ‘indicative� or ‘informative�. A 첹ٳ is the cause. It actually produces or brings into existence a certain thing or a certain state of affairs. A seed of a sprout is an example of it. A ñ貹첹hetu merely indicates i e informs us of a certain thing or a certain state of affairs. For instance smoke on the mountain informs us that the mountain possesses fire.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Karakahetu in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

첹ٳ (कारकहेतु).—the active or efficient cause (opp. ñ貹첹hetu).

Derivable forms: 첹ٳ� (कारकहेतु�).

첹ٳ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms and hetu (हेतु).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

첹ٳ (कारकहेतु).—n. (-tu) Efficient or active cause. E. what produces, hetu cause.

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

첹ٳ (कारकहेतु):—[=첹-hetu] [from 첹 > kāra] m. the efficient cause.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

첹ٳ (कारकहेतु):—[첹-hetu] (ٳ�) 2. m. Efficient cause.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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.

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