s. cause,
karanakariyam , cause and effect.
karanakartta , -katavul , the Supreme Being as agent in all things.
karanakuru , the guru that seeks not his own interest but the spiritual welfare of his disciples (opp. tokariyakuru ).
karanakkuyi , derived names.
karanaccol , a story, a narrative,katai .
karanappeyar , (gram.) a derivative name.
karanangkatta , to show reason, affirm.
karanapurusan , (karanastan ) an originator.
karanamayirukka , to be the author of a thing.
karanamukantaram , motive.
karana vicesangkal , chief or principal things.
karananumanam , (christ.) cosmological argument; (in logic) a priori reasoning, inference from cause to effect (opp. tokariyanumanam )
carvattiykum atikaranamanavar , the first cause or the creator of all things.
mulakaranam , (mutaykaranam ), the original cause.
s. instrument, means,
கர்ணம்பலம் , the office of village headman.
கரணம்போட , to play at gambols, to tumble, to solicit earnestly, to use all possible means.
கரணவாசனை , --வாதனை , sensation, experience pleasing or painful.
கரணன் , an accountant,கணக்கன் .
திரிகரணசுத்தி , purity in word, deed and thought.
கரணிகம் , intellectual power, a kind of dancing.
நாமகரணம் செய்ய , to give a name to a baby or to anything.
காலகரணம் செய்ய , to delay.