káraṇī f. a woman of the above mixed tribe, [Yājñ. i, 95]
(with sutā) an adopted daughter, [R. (ed. Gorr.) i, 19, 9]
(in arithm.) a surd or irrational number, surd root
the side of a square, [Śulbas.] Comm. on [VS.]
a particular measure Comm. on [KātyŚr.]
a particular position of the fingers