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)
vocative	𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘜 (kāraṇa)	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)

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