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-, )
क्रतुः [कृ-कतु Uṇ.1.77] 1 A sacrifice; क्रतोरशेषेण फलेन युज्यताम् R.3.65; शतं क्रतूनामपविघ्नमाप सः 3.38; M.1.4; Ms.7.79. -2 An epithet of Viṣṇu. -3 One of the ten Prajāpatis; क्रतुं प्रजापतिमब्रुवन् Maitrī. Up.2.3; Ms. 1.35. -4 Intelligence, talent. -5 Power, ability. -6 Plan, design, purpose; क्रतो स्मर कृतं स्मर Iśop.17; Bṛi. Up.5.15.1. -7 Resolution, determination; यत्क्रतुर्भवति तत्कर्म कुरुते Bṛi. Up.4.4.5. -8 Desire, will. -9 Fitness, adequacy, efficiency. -1 Deliberation, consultation. -11 Inspiration. -12 Enlightenment. -13 Offering, worship; कामस्याप्तिं जगतः प्रतिष्ठां क्रतोरानन्त्यम- भयस्य पारम् Kaṭh.1.2.11; Personified, as married to क्रिया and father of 6 वालखिल्यs; क्रतोरपि क्रिया भार्या वालखिल्यानसूयत Bhāg.4.1.39. -14 An Aśvamedha sacrifice (these senses are mostly Vedic). -15 The month Āṣāḍha. -16 Excess of fondness or liking. -17 An organ [cf. Gr. kratos; Zend khratu]. -Comp. -अर्थः Something that is meant to subserve the purpose of the sacrifice (opp. पुरुषार्थ q. v.); पुरुषार्थे लक्षिते तद्विपरीतः क्रत्वर्थः इति क्रत्वर्थस्य लक्षणं सिद्धम् । ŚB. on MS.4.1.2. -उत्तमः the राजसूय sacrifice. -कर्मन् n. -क्रिया a sacrificial ceremony. -द्रुह्, -द्विष् m. 1 a demon, goblin, -2 The epithet of Ravaṇa; ऋणाद् बद्ध इवोन्मुक्तो वियोगेन क्रतुद्विषः Bk.8.12. -ध्वंसिन् m. an epithet of Śiva (who destroyed Dakṣa's sacrifice.) -पतिः the performer of a sacrifice. -पशुः a sacrificial horse. -पुरुषः an epithet of Viṣṇu. -फलम् The reward of a sacrifice, its object. -भुज् m. a god, deity. -राज् m. 1 the lord of sacrifices; यथाश्वमेधः क्रतुराट् Ms.9.26. -2 the राजसूय sacrifice; -राजः the राजसूय sacrifice; क्रतु- राजेन गोविन्द राजसूयेन पावनीः (यक्ष्ये) Bhāg.1.72.3.
अक्रतु a. [नास्ति क्रतुर्यस्य] 1 Without sacrifices. -2 Devoid of energy, powerless; unwise. -3 Devoid of will or volition (संकल्परहित), epithet of God.
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.
m. N.; -mat, a. reso lute; intelligent, wise; -râg, m. chief sacri fice (Asvamedha and Râgasûya); -vikrayin, a. selling the rewards for a sacrifice; -víd, a. powerful, inspiring.
m. du. will and understanding; -tâ, f. dexterity, cleverness; activity; -pitri, a. pl. (str. st. also -pitâr), having Daksha as a father; possessing or bestowing abilities; -vihitâ, f. kind of song; -sutâ, f. daughter of Daksha: pl. wives of the moon.
a. being of one accord, with (in.; RV.); -kriya, a. acting, active; -krudh, a. angry, enraged; -krodha, a. angry: -m, ad. angrily, -hâsam, ad. with an angry laugh.
me varcodāḥ pavasva (TS. only dakṣakratubhyāṃ, sc. me varcodā varcase pavasva) # TS.3.2.3.2; Mś.2.3.7.1. P: dakṣakratubhyāṃ me Apś.12.18.20. See kratūdakṣābhyāṃ.
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))
adjective destitute of energy or power (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
foolish (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
free from desire (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a complete rite or chief ceremony (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a personification of Viṣṇu (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
sacrificial rite or ceremony (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the Yajña and Kratu sacrifice (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) name of a Vyāsa in the 7th parivarta
name of Indra (a hundred Aśvamedhas elevating the sacrificer to the rank of Indra) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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