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akāraṇena

akāraṇa

nt instr sg of akāraṇa (noun)

1. akāraṇa (nt): (in debate) counter-argument; counter-position; lit. not causing to do
2. akāraṇa (nt): what is not the cause; lit. not causing to do
3. akāraṇa (nt): mistaken cause
4. akāraṇa (nt): impossible thing
5. akāraṇena (ind): without cause; without reason; lit. with no cause

Etymology. na > a + kāre + aṇa; from √kar 'do, make'; Sanskrit akāraṇa [kṛ]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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