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 (kāraṇa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘜𑘦𑘿 kāraṇam	𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘜𑘹 kāraṇe	𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘜𑘰𑘡𑘱 / 𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘜𑘰¹ kāraṇāni / kāraṇā¹
Vocative	𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘜 kāraṇa	𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘜𑘹 kāraṇe	𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘜𑘰𑘡𑘱 / 𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘜𑘰¹ kāraṇāni / kāraṇā¹
Accusative	𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘜𑘦𑘿 kāraṇam	𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘜𑘹 kāraṇe	𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘜𑘰𑘡𑘱 / 𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘜𑘰¹ kāraṇāni / kāraṇā¹
Instrumental	𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘜𑘹𑘡 kāraṇena	𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘜𑘰𑘥𑘿𑘧𑘰𑘦𑘿 kāraṇābhyām	𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘜𑘺𑘾 / 𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘜𑘹𑘥𑘱𑘾¹ kāraṇaiḥ / 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
Notes	¹Vedic