kratu | क्रतु | kratu
kra/tu | क्र/तु | m. (√ 1. kf | क्फ़् |, or 2. kf | क्फ़् |), plan, design, intention, resolution, determination, purpose, RV.; VS.; ŚBr.; BṛĀrUp.
desire, will (instr. kra/tvā | क्र/त्वा |, willingly, readily, RV.; e/kena kra/tunā | ए/केन क्र/तुना |, through the mere will, RV. ii, 13, 11)
power, ability, RV.
deliberation, consultation, RV.; VS.
intelligence, understanding (e.g. Badra/ kra/tu | Bअद्र/ क्र/तु |, right judgement, good understanding; also in conjunction or in comp. or ifc. with da/kśa | द/क्श | See kra/tu-da/kśO | क्र/तु-द/क्श्O | and dakśakratū/ | दक्शक्रतू/ |), 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.
kra/tu | क्र/तु | m. or f. (?), N. of a river in Plakṣa-dvīpa (v.l. kramu | क्रमु |), VP. [cf. a- | अ- |, a/dButa- | अ/द्Bउत- |, aBi/- | अBइ/- |, &c.; cf. also κράτος.]
desire, will (instr. kra/tvā | क्र/त्वा |, willingly, readily, RV.; e/kena kra/tunā | ए/केन क्र/तुना |, through the mere will, RV. ii, 13, 11)
power, ability, RV.
deliberation, consultation, RV.; VS.
intelligence, understanding (e.g. Badra/ kra/tu | Bअद्र/ क्र/तु |, right judgement, good understanding; also in conjunction or in comp. or ifc. with da/kśa | द/क्श | See kra/tu-da/kśO | क्र/तु-द/क्श्O | and dakśakratū/ | दक्शक्रतू/ |), 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.
kra/tu | क्र/तु | m. or f. (?), N. of a river in Plakṣa-dvīpa (v.l. kramu | क्रमु |), VP. [cf. a- | अ- |, a/dButa- | अ/द्Bउत- |, aBi/- | अBइ/- |, &c.; cf. also κράτος.]