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nānākaraṇaṁ

nānākaraṇa

accusative singular neuter of nānākaraṇa (noun)

1. manifold doing
2. variety of action
3. diversity of practice

Built from

• nānā — root · variously, in different ways
  An indeclinable meaning diversity or manifoldness; cognate with Sanskrit nānā and related to words for 'nine' (primal plurality).
• karaṇa — stem · doing, action, practice
  From √kṛ 'to make, do'; cognate with English 'create' and Sanskrit karman. Here the abstract noun denoting action or the means of acting.
• -m — ending · accusative singular
  Marks the object of a verb or preposition in the accusative case.

Analysis. nānā (in different ways, variously) + karaṇa (doing, action, practice); the compound expresses the multiplicity of methods or approaches in spiritual practice.

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

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