क्रतु [ kratu ] [ krátu ] m. (√ 1. [ kṛ ] , or 2. [ kṛ ] ) , plan , design , intention , resolution , determination , purpose Lit. RV. Lit. VS. Lit. ŚBr. Lit. BṛĀrUp.

desire , will (instr. [ krátvā ] , willingly , readily Lit. RV. ; [ ékena krátunā ] , through the mere will Lit. RV. ii , 13 , 11)

power , ability Lit. RV.

deliberation , consultation Lit. RV. Lit. VS.

intelligence , understanding (e.g. [ bhadrá krátu ] , right judgement , good understanding ; also in conjunction or in comp. or ifc. with [ dákṣa ] see [ krátu-dákṣau ]and [ dakṣakratū́ ] ) Lit. RV. Lit. VS. Lit. TS. Lit. ŚBr.

inspiration , enlightenment Lit. RV.

a sacrificial rite or ceremony , sacrifice (as the Aśva-medha sacrifice) , offering , worship (also personified Lit. R. vii , 90 , 9) Lit. AitBr. Lit. ŚBr. xi Lit. ĀśvŚr.

Kratu as intelligence personified (as a son of Brahmā and one of the Prajā-patis or the seven or ten principal Ṛishis Lit. Mn. i , 35 Lit. MBh. i , 2518 & 2568 Lit. Hariv. ; ( N. of a star ) Lit. VarBṛS. ; married to Kriyā and father of 60 ,000 Vālikhilyas Lit. BhP. iv , 1 , 39 ; husband of Haya-śirā , Lit. vi , 6 , 33)

N. of one of the Viśve-devās Lit. VP.

of a son of Kṛishṇa Lit. BhP. x , 61 , 12

of a son of Ūru and Āgneyī Lit. Hariv. 73

of the author of a Dharma-śāstra Lit. Parāś. Lit. Śūdradh.

[ kratu ] m. or f. (?) , N. of a river in Plaksha-dvīpa (v.l. [ kramu ] ) Lit. VP. ( cf. [ a- ] , [ ádbhuta- ] , [ abhí - ] , ; cf. also 1. )