m. intelligence, understanding (exempli gratia, 'for example'bhadr/a kr/atu-,right judgement, good understanding;also in conjunction or in compound or in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' with d/akṣa-Seekr/atu-d/akṣau-and dakṣakrat/ū-)
m.kratu- as intelligence personified (as a son of brahmā- and one of the prajā-pati-s or the seven or ten principal ṛṣi-s etc.;[Name of a star] ;married to kriyā- and father of 60,000 vālikhilya-s ;husband of haya-śirā-, )
m. power, might, efficacy; coun sel, intelligence, wisdom; inspiration; plan, purpose, wish, will; sacrifice (sts. personified); N. of the three liturgies forming the prâtar anuvâka; N. of a son of Brahman (one of the Pragâpatis and of the seven Rishis); a star in the Great Bear.
noun (masculine) a sacrificial rite or ceremony (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
ability (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
consultation (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
deliberation (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
design (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
desire (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
determination (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
enlightenment (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
inspiration (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
intelligence (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
intention (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Kratu as intelligence personified (as a son of Brahmā and one of the Prajāpatis or the seven or ten principal ṣis) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Kṛṣṇa (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a son of Uru and Āgneyī (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of one of the Viśvedevās (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of the author of a Dharmaśāstra (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
offering (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
plan (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
power (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
purpose (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
resolution (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
sacrifice (as the Aśva-medha sacrifice) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
understanding (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
will (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
worship (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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