कारक

See also: करके and -कारक

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कारक (kāraka).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kɑː.ɾək/, [käː.ɾɐk]

Noun

कारक • (kārak) m

1. factor, one that causes
2. (grammar) case

Declension

Declension of कारक (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कारक kārak	कारक kārak
oblique	कारक kārak	कारकों kārakõ
vocative	कारक kārak	कारको kārako

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• কাৰক (Assamese script)
• ᬓᬵᬭᬓ (Balinese script)
• কারক (Bengali script)
• 𑰎𑰯𑰨𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀓𑀸𑀭𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• ကာရက (Burmese script)
• કારક (Gujarati script)
• ਕਾਰਕ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌕 (Grantha script)
• ꦏꦴꦫꦏ (Javanese script)
• 𑂍𑂰𑂩𑂍 (Kaithi script)
• ಕಾರಕ (Kannada script)
• ការក (Khmer script)
• ກາຣກ (Lao script)
• കാരക (Malayalam script)
• ᡬᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᠠᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘎 (Modi script)
• ᢉᠠᢗᠷᠠᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦮𑧑𑧈𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐎𑐵𑐬𑐎 (Newa script)
• କାରକ (Odia script)
• ꢒꢵꢬꢒ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆑𑆳𑆫𑆑 (Sharada script)
• 𑖎𑖯𑖨𑖎 (Siddham script)
• කාරක (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩜𑩛𑩼𑩜 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚊𑚭𑚤𑚊 (Takri script)
• காரக (Tamil script)
• కారక (Telugu script)
• การก (Thai script)
• ཀཱ་ར་ཀ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒏𑒰𑒩𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨋𑨊𑨫𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Ultimately from the root कृ (kṛ, “to do”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kɑ́ː.ɾɐ.kɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑː.ɾɐ.kɐ/

Adjective

कारक • (kā́raka) stem

1. making, doing, acting
2. who or what does or produces or creates
3. intending to act or do

Noun

कारक • (kā́raka) stem, n

1. instrumental in bringing about the action denoted by a verb, the notion of a case

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of कारक (kā́raka)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	कारकम् kā́rakam	कारके kā́rake	कारकाणि / कारका¹ kā́rakāṇi / kā́rakā¹
Vocative	कारक kā́raka	कारके kā́rake	कारकाणि / कारका¹ kā́rakāṇi / kā́rakā¹
Accusative	कारकम् kā́rakam	कारके kā́rake	कारकाणि / कारका¹ kā́rakāṇi / kā́rakā¹
Instrumental	कारकेण kā́rakeṇa	कारकाभ्याम् kā́rakābhyām	कारकैः / कारकेभिः¹ kā́rakaiḥ / kā́rakebhiḥ¹
Dative	कारकाय kā́rakāya	कारकाभ्याम् kā́rakābhyām	कारकेभ्यः kā́rakebhyaḥ
Ablative	कारकात् kā́rakāt	कारकाभ्याम् kā́rakābhyām	कारकेभ्यः kā́rakebhyaḥ
Genitive	कारकस्य kā́rakasya	कारकयोः kā́rakayoḥ	कारकाणाम् kā́rakāṇām
Locative	कारके kā́rake	कारकयोः kā́rakayoḥ	कारकेषु kā́rakeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic