कृ

Sanskrit

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *kar-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kar-, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-.

Alternative forms

Root

कृ • (√kṛ)

  1. to do, make
Derived terms
Sanskrit terms belonging to the root कृ‎ (0 c, 38 e)
Primary Verbal Forms
Secondary Forms
  • क्रियते (kriyáte, Passive)
  • कारयति (kāráyati, Causative)
  • चिकीर्षति (cikīrṣati, Desiderative)
  • करिक्रति (karikrati, Intensive)
  • चर्करीति (carkarīti, Intensive)
Non-Finite Forms
Derived Nominal Forms
  • अकरणि (akaraṇi, non-accomplishment, failure)
  • कर (kará, doer, maker; hand)
  • करण (karaṇa, doing, making)
  • करणीय (karaṇīya, to be done or made)
  • करस् (káras, a deed, action)
  • करिष्ठ (káriṣṭha, doing very much)
  • करिष्णु (kariṣṇu, doing, accomplishing)
  • करुण (karúṇa, action, holy work)
  • करोति (karóti, he makes, does)
  • कर्तृ (kartṛ, doer, maker)
  • कर्त्र (kártra, spell, charm)
  • कर्त्व (kártva, obligation, duty)
  • कर्तव्य (kartavya, obligation, duty)
  • कर्मकृत् (karmakṛt, performing any work, skillful in work)
  • कर्मन् (kárman, act, action)
  • कर्वर (kárvara, deed, action)
  • कार (kāra, act, action)
  • कारक (kāraka, making, doing, acting)
  • कारण (kāraṇa, cause, reason)
  • कारिन् (kārin, doing, making, effecting)
  • कारु (kāru, artisan, mechanic)
  • कारुक (kāruka, artisan, artificer)
  • कार्य (kārya, work or business to be done, duty)
  • कृति (kṛ́ti, act of doing)
  • कृत्य (kṛ́tya, to be done)
  • कृत्या (kṛtyā́, action, act, deed)
  • तुविकूर्मि (tuvikūrmi, powerful in working)
  • तुविकूर्मिन् (tuvikūrmin, powerful in working)
  • दशकृत्वस् (daśakṛtvas, ten times)
  • बहुकृत्वस् (bahukṛtvas, many times)
  • पञ्चकृत्वस् (pañcakṛtvas, fivefold)
  • पापकर्मिन् (pāpakarmin, wrong-doing, wicked)
  • पापकृत् (pāpakṛt, wrong-doing, wicked)
  • संस्कृत (saṃskṛtá, put together, well constructed; Sanskrit)
  • सुकृत् (sukṛt, doing good, benevolent)
  • कृत्नु (kṛtnú, working well, able to work, skilful)
  • कृत्रिम (kṛtríma, made artificially, factitious, artificial)
  • कृत्वन् (kṛ́tvan, causing, effecting)
  • कृत्वरी (kṛ́tvarī, the magic powers)
  • तनूकृथ (tanūkṛtha, preservation of the person)
  • पुत्रकृथ (putrakṛtha, bringing forth or procreation of children)
  • क्रतु (krátu, plan, design, intention)
  • क्रिया (kriyā, doing, performing, performance)
  • चक्रि (cákri, doing, effecting)
  • चिकीर्ष् (cikīrṣ, wishing to do)
  • चिकीर्षा (cikīrṣā, intention or desire to make or do or perform)
  • चिकीर्षु (cikīrṣu, intending to make or do or perform)
  • कारयितृ (kārayitṛ, performer of a religious ceremony)
  • कारयितव्य (kārayitavya, to be caused or effected or made to do)
  • उपस्कृत (upaskṛta, furnished)
  • परिष्कृत (pariṣkṛta, prepared, adorned, embellished)
  • संस्करण (saṃskaraṇa, the act of putting together, preparing)
  • संस्कर्तव्य (saṃskartavya, to be arranged or prepared)
  • संस्कर्तृ (saṃskartṛ, preparer, dresser)
  • संस्कारक (saṃskāraka, preparing, making ready)
  • संस्कार्य (saṃskārya, to be prepared or perfected)
  • संस्कृति (saṃskṛti, making ready, preparation, perfection)
  • संस्क्रिया (saṃskriyā, making ready, preparation)
  • परिष्क्रिया (pariṣkriyā, adorning, decorating)
  • संस्कार (saṃskāra, putting together, forming well, making perfect)
  • परिष्कार (pariṣkāra, ornament, decoration)
  • उपस्कार (upaskāra, anything additional, a supplement)
  • अपस्कर (apaskara, any part of a carriage, a wheel)
  • उपस्कर (upaskara, utensil, implement, instrument)
  • परिष्कर (pariṣkara, ornament, decoration)
  • आस्क्र (āskra, attacking, assaulting)

Etymology 2

Likely from Proto-Indo-European *kreH- (to shout); cognate with Proto-Germanic *hrōmiz (fame), whence German Ruhm (fame, glory).

Root

कृ • (kṛ)

  1. to commemorate, honor, treat with respect, make mention of, praise, speak highly of
Derived terms
  • अकारिषम् (akāriṣam)
  • अकार्षम् (akārṣam)
  • कारु (kāru)
  • कीरि (kīri)
  • कीर्ति (kīrti)
  • चक्रत् (cakrat)
  • चक्रियास् (cakriyās)
  • चर्कर्मि (carkarmi)

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “कृ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, pages 300-304.
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  • Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “कृ”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 307-309; 310-311; 388
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