हेतुक

{ hētuka }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

हेतुक  mfn.  mf( ई)n. (only ifc.) causing, effecting, [R.]; [Suśr.]; [Hit.]
caused or effected or conditioned by, [MBh.]; [VarBṛS.] &c.
destined for, [MBh.]; [Sāṃkhyak.]
हेतुक  m.  m. a cause, instrument, agent, [W.]
a logician, [MW.]
N. of an attendant of शिव, [L.]
of a बुद्ध, [L.]
of a poet, [Cat.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

हेतुक [hētuka]   a.
Causing, producing (at the end of comp.).
Destined for.
कः A cause, reason.
An instrument.
A logician; [Ms.12.111.]

Shabda-Sagara

हेतुक  mfn.  ( -कः-का-कं)
1. Causal, instrumental.
2. Relating or belonging to the cause or motive.
 m.  ( -कः)
1. An active cause, an instrument or agent.
2. A logician.
 f.  ( -का) Causing, producing, (at the end of compounds.)
E. हेतु cause, and कन् added.

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हेतु कन्