Kriyakara, Kriyākāra, Kriya-kara: 8 definitions
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Kriyakara means something in 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.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchKriyākāra (क्रियाकार):—(kriyā + 1. kāra)
1) adj. eine Handlung vollbringend, dadurch kaṭa erklärt [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 3, 93.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 2, 82.] —
2) m. a) Anfänger, Lehrling (vgl. kriyā [6 und 9]) [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 7, 5.] — b) Uebereinkunft [Amarakoṣa 3, 4, 16, 95.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungKriyākāra (क्रियाकार):—m. —
1) *Anfänger , Lehrling. —
2) feierliche Uebereinkunft , Gelöbniss [Kāraṇḍavyūha 56,24.58,1.3.14.] = kaṭa und samaya der Lexicographen.
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