Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a. What ought to be cut or lopped, fit to be destroyed or put down; putraḥ sakhā vā bhrāptā vā pitā vā yadi vā guruḥ. ripusthāneṣu vartaṃtaḥ karta- vyā bhūtimicchatā.. Mb.
kartavya
Dictionary meanings for kartavya from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
pot. p. What is fit or ought to be done; hīnasevā na kartavyā kartaṣyo mahadāśrayaḥ H. 3. 11; mayā prāta- [Page0383-b+ 56] rniḥsattvaṃ vanaṃ kartavyaṃ Pt. 1. vyaṃ, kartavya- tā What ought to be done, a duty, obligation; kartavyaṃ vo na paśyāmi Ku. 6. 61, 2. 62; Y. 1. 331.
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