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kratuक्रतुkrátu m. (√ 1. kṛ, or 2. kṛ), plan, design, intention, resolution, determination, purpose, [RV.]; [VS.]; [ŚBr.]; [BṛĀrUp.]
desire, will (instr. krátvā, willingly, readily, [RV.]; ékena krátunā, through the mere will, [RV. ii, 13, 11])
power, ability, [RV.]
deliberation, consultation, [RV.]; [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), [RV.]; [VS.]; [TS.]; [ŚBr.]
inspiration, enlightenment, [RV.]
a sacrificial rite or ceremony, sacrifice (as the Aśva-medha sacrifice), offering, worship (also personified, [R. vii, 90, 9]), [AitBr.]; [ŚBr. xi]; [ĀśvŚr.] &c.
Kratu as intelligence personified (as a son of Brahmā and one of the Prajā-patis or the seven or ten principal Ṛṣis, [Mn. i, 35]; [MBh. i, 2518] & [2568]; [Hariv.] &c.; [N. of a star] [VarBṛS.]; married to Kriyā and father of 60,000 Vālikhilyas, [BhP. iv, 1, 39]; husband of Haya-śirā, [vi, 6, 33])
N. of one of the Viśve-devās, [VP.]
of a son of Kṛṣṇa, [BhP. x, 61, 12]
of a son of Ūru and Āgneyī, [Hariv. 73]
of the author of a Dharma-śāstra, [Parāś.]; [Śūdradh.]
krátu m. or f. (?), N. of a river in Plakṣa-dvīpa (v.l. kramu), [VP.] [cf. a-, ádbhuta-, abhí-, &c.; cf. also κράτος.]
kratupāक्रतुपाkratu—pā́ mfn. watching one's sentiments or intentions, [TS. iii, 3, 10, 1.]
kratubhujक्रतुभुज्kratu—bhuj m. ‘one who eats the sacrificial oblation’, a god, deity, [L.]
kratujitक्रतुजित्kratu—jít m. N. of a man, [TS. ii]; [Kāṭh.] (cf. -víd.)
kratumatक्रतुमत्krátu—mat (krátu-), mfn. intelligent, prudent, wise, [RV.]
having power, vigorous (as Indra), [RV.]
krátu—mat m. (ān) N. of a son of Viśvā-mitra, [BhP. ix, 16, 36.]
kratuprāक्रतुप्राkratu—prā́ mfn. granting a desire or power, [RV. x, 100, 12]
becoming inspired or enlightened, [iv, 39, 2.]
kraturājक्रतुराज्kratu—rāj m. the chief of sacrifices, most excellent sacrifice (i.e. the Aśva-medha), [Mn. xi, 260]
(the Rāja-sūya), [BhP. x.]
kratuvidक्रतुविद्kratu—víd mfn. granting power or knowledge, [RV.]
causing inspiration, inspiring, [RV.]
prudent, wise, [RV.]
kratu—víd m. (t) N. of a man, [AitBr. vii, 34] (cf. -jít.)
kratuphalaक्रतुफलkratu—phala n. the reward of a sacrifice, object for which it is performed.
kratuśeṣaक्रतुशेषkratu—śeṣa m. N. of wk.
kratudevaक्रतुदेवkratu—deva m. N. of the man, [Kathās. cxiv, 91.]
kratudruhक्रतुद्रुह्kratu—druh (nom. -dhruk) m. an enemy of sacrifices, Asura, [L.]
kratudviṣक्रतुद्विष्kratu—dviṣ (nom. -dviṭ) m. id., [L.]
kratuhayaक्रतुहयkratu—haya m. a sacrificial horse, [L.]
kratumayaक्रतुमयkratu—máya mfn. endowed with intelligence, [ŚBr. x]; [ChUp.]
kratupaśuक्रतुपशुkratu—paśu m. a sacrificial animal, [ŚāṅkhŚr. xv, 1, 21]
a horse (especially one fit for the Aśva-medha), [L.]
kratupatiक्रतुपतिkratu—pati m. ‘lord of a sacrifice’, the performer of a sacrifice, [iv, 19, 29.]
kraturājaक्रतुराजkratu—rāja m. the chief of sacrifices (i.e. the Rāja-sūya sacrifice performed by a monarch who has made all the princes of the world tributary to himself), [BhP. x, 72, 3.]
kraturātaक्रतुरातkratu—rāta m. v.l. for kīrti-r°, [VP.]
kratuspṛśक्रतुस्पृश्kratu—spṛś mfn. causing inspiration, [ĀśvŚr. v, 19.]
kratudhvajaक्रतुध्वजkratu—dhvaja m. N. of a Rudra, [BhP. iii, 12, 13] (v.l. ṛtu-dh°).
kratucchadaक्रतुच्छदkratu—cchada m. one skilled in sacrifice (?), [W.]
for kraku-cchanda, [W.]
kratukriyāक्रतुक्रियाkratu—kriyā f. id.
kratusthalāक्रतुस्थलाkratu—sthalā́ f. N. of an Apsaras (= kṛta-sth°, q.v.), [VS. xv, 15] (cf. ṛtu-sth°, ghṛta-sth°.)
kratusiddhiक्रतुसिद्धिkratu—siddhi f. completion of a sacrifice, attainment of the object for which it is performed.
kratutulyaक्रतुतुल्यkratu—tulya mfn. equal to an Aśvamedha in merit, [W.]
kratuyaṣṭiक्रतुयष्टिkratu—yaṣṭi f. a kind of bird, [Gal.]
kratukaraṇaक्रतुकरणkratu—karaṇa n. N. of a sacrificial offering, [ĀpŚr. xii, 6, 5] and [iv, 1, 5.]
kratukarmanक्रतुकर्मन्kratu—karman n. a sacrificial ceremony, [L.]
kratuprāvanक्रतुप्रावन्kratu—prā́van mfn. granting a desire or power, [x, 100, 11].
kratupuruṣaक्रतुपुरुषkratu—puruṣa m. N. of Viṣṇu, [L.]
kratusaṃkhyāक्रतुसंख्याkratu—saṃkhyā f. N. of the thirteenth of Kātyāyana's Pariśiṣṭas.
kratudhvaṃsinक्रतुध्वंसिन्kratu—dhvaṃsin m. ‘destroyer of Dakṣa's sacrifice’, N. of Śiva, [L.]
kratudakṣiṇāक्रतुदक्षिणाkratu—dakṣiṇā f. sacrificial reward, [ŚāṅkhŚr.]
kratusaṃgrahaक्रतुसंग्रहkratu—saṃgraha m. N. of a Pariśiṣṭa of the [SV.]
kratuvikrayinक्रतुविक्रयिन्kratu—vikrayin mfn. one who sells the possible benefits of a sacrifice performed by himself, [Mn. iv, 214.]
kratuvikrāyakaक्रतुविक्रायकkratu—vikrāyaka mfn. id., [ib.]; [Kull.]
kratusaṃgrahapariśiṣṭaक्रतुसंग्रहपरिशिष्टkratu—saṃgraha—pariśiṣṭa n. id.