कार्य [ kārya ] [ kāryá ] m. f. n. (fut. p.p. √ 1. [ kṛ ] ) , to be made or done or practised or performed , practicable feasible Lit. AV. iii , 24 , 5 Lit. TS. Lit. Mn.

to be imposed (as a punishment) Lit. Mn. viii , 276 & 285

to be offered (as a libation) Lit. Mn.

proper to be done , fit , right

to be caused to do, Lit. Naish.

(fr. √ [ krt ] -) to be bought (?), Lit. MaitrS.

[ kārya ] n. work or business to be done , duty , affair Lit. Mn. Lit. MBh.

a religious action or performance Lit. Mn.

occupation , matter , thing , enterprise , emergency , occurrence , crisis

conduct , deportment

occasion , need (with inst. e.g. [ tṛṇena kāryam ] , there is need of a straw ; [ na bhūmyā kāryam asmākam ] , we have no business with the earth Lit. R. i , 13 , 50)

lawsuit , dispute

an operation in grammar (e.g. [ sthāny-āśrayaṃ kāryam ] , an operation resting on the primitive form as opposed to the [ ādeśa ] , or substitute) Lit. Kāś. on Lit. Pāṇ.

an effect , result Lit. MBh. Lit. Sāṃkhyak. Lit. Vedântas.

motive , object , aim , purpose (e.g. [ kiṃ kāryam ] , for what purpose? wherefore?) Lit. Mn. Lit. R.

cause , origin Lit. L.

the denouement of a drama Lit. Sāh.

[ kāryā ] f. (= [ kārī ] , [ °rikā ] ) , N. of a plant Lit. L.