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kramक्रम्cl. 1. P. Ā. krā́mati ([Pāṇ. vii, 3, 76]; ep. also kramati), kramate ([Pāṇ. i, 3, 43], ep. also krāmate; according to [Pāṇ. iii, 1, 70] also cl. 4. P. krāmyati [kramyati, [Vop.]]; aor. akramīt, [RV.] &c.; Ā. krámiṣṭa, kraṃsate [[RV. i, 121, 1]], 3. pl. cákramanta [[RV. ii, 19, 2]]; perf. cakrāma, or cakrame; p. cakramāṇá, [RV. x, 123, 3]; fut. kramiṣyati or kraṃsyate ind.p. krāntvā, krantvā, or kramitvā, [Pāṇ. vi, 4, 18] and [vii, 2, 36]), to step, walk, go, go towards, approach (with áccha, ádhi acc. or loc.), [RV.]; [AV.]; [TS.] &c.; to approach in order to ask for assistance (with loc.), [AV. iv, 11, 12] and [xix, 17, 1]; to go across, go over, [MBh.]; [R.] &c.; Ved. to climb (as on a tree's branch), [Pāṇ. vii, 1, 40], [Kāś.]; to cover (in copulation), [AV. iv, 4, 7]; to stretch over, project over, tower above, (ind.p. krāntvā), [Ragh. i, 14]; to take possession of [Pañcat.]; Ā. to undertake, strive after, make effort for (dat.), [Pāṇ. i, 3, 38]; [iii, 1, 14], [Kāś.]; (loc.), [Bhaṭṭ. xv, 20]; Ā. ([Pāṇ. i, 3, 38]) to proceed well, advance, make progress, gain a footing, succeed, have effect, [MBh.]; [R.]; [Bhaṭṭ.]; to be appliable or practicable, [Sarvad.]; P. to be liable to the peculiar arrangement of a Vedic text called Krama (i.e. to be doubled, as a letter or word), [RPrāt. vi, 4]; Ā. to read according to the Krama arrangement of a Vedic text, [RPrāt.]; [Lāṭy.] (a-krānta) : Caus. P. kramayati, to cause to step, [ŚBr. v]; [xi]; kramayati or krām°, to make liable to the peculiar arrangement called Krama (i.e. to double a letter or word), [RPrāt.] &c.: Intens. caṅkramyate ([Pāṇ. iii, 1, 23], [Kāś.]; p. caṅ-kramyámāṇa [[TS. vii, 1, 19, 3]; [MBh.]] or °kramam°, [MBh. i, 7919] & [BhP. v, 6, 7]) or caṅkramīti ([MBh. xiv, 137] and [141]; impf. 2. pl. caṅkramata, [RV. viii, 55, 4]; fut. p. caṅkramiṣyát, [TS. vii, 1, 19, 3]; ind.p. °mitvā, [Vop. v, 3]; cf. °mitá), to step to and fro, walk or wander about.
kramaक्रमkráma as, m. a step, [AV. x, 5, 25 ff.]; [TS. iii]; [MBh.] &c.
going, proceeding, course (cf. kāla-k°), [Mṛcch.]; [Pañcat.]; [Mālatīm.]; [Hit.]
the way, [R. ii, 25, 2]
a position taken (by an animal &c.) before making a spring or attacking, [Pañcat.]; [Bhaṭṭ. ii, 9]
the foot, [MBh. iii, 14316]
uninterrupted or regular progress, order, series, regular arrangement, succession (e.g. varṇa-krameṇa, ‘in the order of the castes’, [Mn. viii, 24] and [ix, 85]), [AV. viii, 9, 10]; [RPrāt. xv, 5]; [KātyŚr.]; [R.] &c.
hereditary descent, [Yājñ. ii, 119]
method, manner (e.g. yena krameṇa, in which manner, [R. ii, 26, 20]; tad-anusaraṇa-krameṇa, so as to go on following him, [Hit.])
diet, [Car. vi, 13]
custom, rule sanctioned by tradition, [MārkP. xxiii, 112]
(kramaṃ √ 1. kṛ, ‘to follow that rule’), [Nyāyam.]
occasion, cause (with gen. or ifc.), [Kathās. xviii, 380]; [Hit.]
‘progressing step by step’, a peculiar manner or method of reading and writing Vedic texts (so called because the reading proceeds from the 1st member, either word or letter, to the 2nd, then the 2nd is repeated and connected with the 3rd, the 3rd repeated and connected with the 4th, and so on; this manner of reading in relation to words is called pada- [[TPrāt. ii, 12]], in relation to conjunct consonants varṇa- [ib.]), [Prāt.]
the words or letters themselves when combined or arranged in the said manner, [ib.]
(in dram.) attainment of the object desired (or accord. to others ‘noticing of any one's affection’), [Daśar. i, 36 f.]; [Sāh.]; [Pratāpar.]
(in rhet.) a kind of simile (in which the comparisons exhibited correspond to each other in regular succession), [Vām. iv, 3, 17]
power, strength, [L.]
kramiक्रमिfor kṛmi (q.v.), a worm, [MBh. xii, 4872] (kṛmi ed. Bomb.), [Suśr.]; [MārkP. xv, 22.]
kramuक्रमुm. the betel-nut tree (Areca Faufel or Catechu), [L.]
N. of a river in Plakṣadvīpa (v.l. for kratu), [VP.]
kramātक्रमात्krámāt ind. abl. in regular course, gradually, by degrees, [R.]; [Pañcat.]; [Ragh.] &c.
according to order or rank or series, [Mn.]; [Ragh.] &c.
kramyaक्रम्यmfn. to be treated or attended medically, [Car. viii, 2] (cf. saha-k°.)
See √ kram.
kramaṇaक्रमणkrámaṇa m. a step, [KātyŚr. iii, 8, 11], Sch.
the foot, [L.]
a horse, [L.]
N. of a son of Bhaja-māna, [Hariv. 2002]
krámaṇa n. stepping, walking, going, [RV. vi, 70, 3]; [Yājñ. i, 188]; [Mṛcch.]; [BhP.]
stepping or treading upon (in comp.), [ŚāṅkhGṛ.]
transgressing (ifc.), [MBh. xii, 16254]; [R. v, 1] (at end)
a step, [RV. i, 155, 5]
approaching or undertaking anything (dat.), [Pāṇ. iii, 1, 14]
treatment of words or letters according to the Krama arrangement (i.e. doubling letters or words &c.), [RPrāt. xiv.]
kramajaक्रमजkrama—ja mfn. produced by the Krama arrangement, [APrāt.]; [VPrāt.]
kramakaक्रमकmfn. going, proceeding, [W.]
orderly, methodical, [W.]
m. succession, [Jaim. v, 4, 1]
a student who goes through a regular course of study, who proceeds methodically, [W.]
one who reads or knows the Krama (-pāṭha), [Pāṇ. iv, 2, 61.]
krameṇaक्रमेणkrámeṇa ind. instr. in regular course, gradually, by degrees, [R.]; [Pañcat.]; [Ragh.] &c.
kramelaक्रमेलm. (borrowed fr. Gk. κάμηλος) the camel, [L.]
kramikaक्रमिकmfn. (anything) that comes from one's ancestors in regular succession, inherited lineally, [MBh. ii, 166]
successive Comm. on [KapS. i, 38] & [40]; [Kuval.]
kramitṛक्रमितृmfn. walking &c., [Vop. xxvi, 28.]
kramoḍhāक्रमोढाf. married in order (i.e. not before an elder sister), [Kāty.]
kramukīक्रमुकीf. the betel-nut tree, [L.]
kramukaक्रमुकm. (cf. kṛm°) the betel-nut tree (Areca Faufel or Catechu), [ṢaḍvBr. iv, 4]; [Suśr.]; [BhP.]
the mulberry tree (Morus indica, brahmadāru), [L.]
a red variety of the Lodhra tree (paṭṭika-lodhra), [L.]
a variety of Cyperus (bhadramustaka), [L.]
the fruit of the cotton tree, [L.]
m. pl. N. of a people, [Rājat. iv, 159]
kramaśasक्रमशस्krama—śas ind. gradually, by degrees, [Mn.]; [R.]; [Suśr.]; [KapS.] &c.
regularly, seriatim, [Mn.]; [R.]; [Sāṃkhyak.] &c.
kramajitक्रमजित्krama—jit m. N. of a prince, [MBh. ii, 123.]
kramajyāक्रमज्याkrama—jyā f. id., [Sūryas. ii, 32] and [60.]
kramakṛtक्रमकृत्krama—kṛt mfn. following traditional rule or custom, [Nyāyam.]
kramatasक्रमतस्krama—tas ind. gradually, successively
in order.
kramavatक्रमवत्krama—vat ind. in the manner of the Krama (-pāṭha), [APrāt. iv, 123.]
kramoktaक्रमोक्तmfn. enjoined for the Krama arrangement, [W.]
kramuñjaक्रमुञ्जm. N. of a mountain, [VP.]
kramāgataक्रमागतmfn. descended or inherited lineally, (anything) coming from one's ancestors in regular succession, [Nār.]
(a servant), [Pañcat.] &c.
often ifc. [Mn. ii, 18]; [Yājñ.]; [Pañcat.]; [Hit.]
successive, in due order, [Car. iii, 8]
kramāyātaक्रमायातmfn. descended or inherited lineally, coming from one's ancestors in regular succession, [W.]
one who has acceded to the throne by succession, [Pañcat.]
proceeding in regular order, [W.]
kramaghanaक्रमघनkrama—ghana m. a kind of Krama-pāṭha.
kramaṇīyaक्रमणीयmfn. to be gone to or beyond, [W.]
kramaśaṭhaक्रमशठkrama—śaṭha m. a kind of Krama-pāṭha.
kramaśikhāक्रमशिखाkrama—śikhā f. a kind of Krama-pāṭha.
kramacaṭaक्रमचटkrama—caṭa m. id. (v.l. -jaṭā).
kramagataक्रमगतkrama-gata mfn. come into the way of (gen.), [Mālatīm.]
kramajaṭāक्रमजटाkrama—jaṭā f. See -caṭa.
kramakālaक्रमकालkrama—kāla m. = -pāṭha, [APrāt. iv, 123 f.], Sch.
kramalekhāक्रमलेखाkrama—lekhā f. a kind of Kramapāṭha.
kramamāṇaक्रममाणmfn. (pr. p. Ā.) proceeding.
kramamālāक्रममालाkrama—mālā f. a kind of Krama-pāṭha.
kramapāṭhaक्रमपाठkrama—pāṭha m. the Krama reading (i.e. a peculiar ‘step by step’ arrangement of a Vedic text made to secure it from all possible error by, as it were, combining the Saṃhitā-pāṭha and the Padapāṭha i.e. by giving the words both as connected and unconnected with following and preceding words; see also krama above), [VPrāt. iv, 180], Sch.; [Pāṇ. viii, 4, 28], [Kaiy.]
kramapāraक्रमपारkrama—pāra m. a kind of Kramapāṭha.
kramapadaक्रमपदkrama—pada n. the conjunction of words in the Krama reading (more usually pada-krama), [APrāt. iv, 110. iv, 110.]
kramarathaक्रमरथkrama—ratha m. a kind of Krama-pāṭa
kramasāraक्रमसारkrama—sāra m. N. of wk.
kramayogaक्रमयोगkrama—yoga m. succession, regular order, successive or methodical practice, [Mn. i, 42]; [R. vi, 16, 60]
kramelakaक्रमेलकm. id., [Pañcat.]; [Naiṣ. vi]; [ŚārṅgP.]
krametaraक्रमेतरmfn. not arranged according to the Krama-pāṭha g. ukthādi.
kramādityaक्रमादित्यm. N. of king Skanda-gupta.
kramākramaक्रमाक्रमm. du. = krama-yaugapadya, q.v., [Sarvad.]
kramānvayaक्रमान्वयm. id.
kramabhāvinक्रमभाविन्krama—bhāvin mfn. successive, [Nyāyad. iii, 1, 3], Sch.
kramabhaṅgaक्रमभङ्गkrama—bhaṅga m. interruption of order
kramadhvajaक्रमध्वजkrama—dhvaja m. a kind of Krama-pāṭha.
kramadaṇḍaक्रमदण्डkrama—daṇḍa m. a kind of Krama-pāṭha.
kramajyakāक्रमज्यकाkrama—jyakā f. the sinus, [Gol.]
kramarājyaक्रमराज्यkrama—rājya n. N. of a locality, [Rājat. v, 87.]
kramasarasक्रमसरस्krama—saras n. N. of a sacred pond, [Kathās. lxxiii, 95.]
kramastutiक्रमस्तुतिkrama—stuti f. N. of wk.
kramavartaक्रमवर्तkrama—varta See -vattu.
kramavattuक्रमवत्तुkrama—vattu m. N. of a district in Kaśmīra, [Rājat. v, 39]
(-varta), [iii, 227].
kramavṛddhiक्रमवृद्धिkrama—vṛddhi f. gradual growth or increase, [MBh. xii, 3308.]
kramodvegaक्रमोद्वेगm. an ox, [L.]
kramādhyāyinक्रमाध्यायिन्mfn. studying the Krama arrangement of a Vedic text, [VPrāt. iv, 179], Sch.
kramākrāntaक्रमाक्रान्तmfn. attacked by any one who has taken up a position of advantage, [Kād.]
kramānusāraक्रमानुसारm. regular order, due arrangement.
kramāvasānaक्रमावसानn. the end of a word in the Krama-pāṭha.
kramabhraṣṭaक्रमभ्रष्टkrama—bhraṣṭa n. interrupted or irregular order of words or meanings, [Pratāpar.]
kramaśāstraक्रमशास्त्रkrama—śāstra n. rules relating to the Krama (-pāṭha), [RPrāt.]
kramadīpikāक्रमदीपिकाkrama—dīpikā f. N. of wk.
kramakārikāक्रमकारिकाkrama—kārikā f. N. of wk.
kramapūrakaक्रमपूरकkrama—pūraka m. N. of a tree (perhaps Getonia floribunda), [L.]
kramaprāptaक्रमप्राप्तkrama—prāpta mfn. obtained by hereditary descent, [Nal. xii, 36.]
kramayogenaक्रमयोगेनkrama—yogena ind. instr. in regular manner, [Mn.]; [MBh. i, 5287.]
kramukaphalaक्रमुकफलkramuka—phala n. the Areca nut, [L.]
kramādhyayanaक्रमाध्ययनn. reciting or reading according to the Krama method, [APrāt. iv, 108 f.], Sch.
kramāgatatvaक्रमागतत्वkramāgata—tva n. hereditary succession or possession, [W.]
kramānuyāyinक्रमानुयायिन्mfn. following the methodical order.
kramaṇeṣṭakāक्रमणेष्टकाf. N. of a brick (close to the Adhvaryu-patha), [Drāhy.], Sch.
kramadīśvaraक्रमदीश्वरkramad-īśvara m. N. of the author of the grammar called Saṃkṣipta-sāra.
kramasaṃhitāक्रमसंहिताkrama—saṃhitā f. a Vedic Saṃhitā written according to the Krama method Comm. on [VPrāt.]
kramacandrikāक्रमचन्द्रिकाkrama—candrikā f. N. of wk.,
kramakālayogaक्रमकालयोगkrama—kāla—yoga m. (= kāla-) the events as resulting successively in time, [MBh. iii, 8733.]
kramapravaktṛक्रमप्रवक्तृkrama—pravaktṛ m. a teacher of the Krama (-pāṭha), [RPrāt. xi, 33.]
kramasaṃgrahaक्रमसंग्रहkrama—saṃgraha m. N. of a treatise.
kramavyatyayaक्रमव्यत्ययkrama—vyatyaya m. inverted order, [Subh.]
kramaratnāvalīक्रमरत्नावलीkrama—ratnāvalī f. N. of wk.
kramatrairāśikaक्रमत्रैराशिकkrama—trairāśika a particular method of applying the direct rule of three (opposed to vyasta-tr° or viloma-tr°).
kramayaugapadyaक्रमयौगपद्यkrama—yaugapadya n. du. successive order and simultaneousness, [Sarvad.]
kramukapuṣpakaक्रमुकपुष्पकkramuka—puṣpaka m. N. of a tree, [Gal.]
kramasaṃdarbhaprabhāsaक्रमसंदर्भप्रभासkrama—saṃdarbha-prabhāsa m. N. of a chapter (khaṇḍa) in a particular work.
kramasaṃhitodāharaṇaक्रमसंहितोदाहरणkrama—saṃhi°todāharaṇa n. an example from a Krama-saṃhitā.