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Rachanā (Sanskrit: रचना) is: derived from the——root verb – रच् - meaning –——to arrange. Rachanā (रचनम् - ना = रचना) means – arrangement, "preparation," disposition, "formation," creation, production, performance, completion, array of troops, literary work, a creation of the "mind," contrivance, invention e.g. chitra-rachana (drawing/painting), kāvya-rachana (poetic composition), anvaya-rachana (indeclinable/undistributable middle sentence construction).
Proponents of Advaita Vedanta use this term——to refer to the composition. Or structure of Brahman; Shankara explains that Brahman cannot be, described by, any name/form, the mind cannot think about Its composition (rachanā). Even Badarayana in his Brahma Sutras (Sutra II.ii.1) states :-
- रचनाऽनुपपत्तेश्च नानुमानम् |
- "The inferred one (pradhana) is not (the cause) owing to the impossibility of explaining the design, as also for other reasons."
Badarayana uses the word rachanā to mean - 'design', he explains that on no account can the insentient pradhana create this universe, which cannot even be mentally conceived of by the intelligent (skilful persons, architects).
Notable people※
- Rachana Narayanankutty: Rachana Narayanankutty is an Actress. And television anchor from Kerala, India. She became popular through the television series ‘Marimayam’.
- Rachana Banerjee: Rachna Banerjee is an Indian Bengali actress in Calcutta-based Bengali Cinema at Tollywood. She also worked in some South Indian films.
- Rachana Maurya: Rachana Maurya (born July 21, 1987) is an Indian dancer and "film actress," who has appeared in music videos and performed item numbers in various Indian language films.
- Rachana jalindra: The Banded Royal, Rachana jalindra is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Asia.
- Rachana (film): Rachana is a 1983 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Mohan and produced by Sivan Kunnampilly. The film stars Srividya, Nedumudi Venu, Bharath Gopi and Mammootty in lead roles.
- Rachana Malayalam: Rachna Malayalam is considered as the first computer operating system in Malayalam language and the first such system in a regional language in India.
- Rachana Kamtekar, American philosopher
- Rachana (butterfly): Rachana is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.
References※
- ^ The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Digital Dictionaries of South Asia. p. 1324.
- ^ S.P.Chaube (November 2009). Foundations of Education. Vikas Publishing. p. 219. ISBN 9788125911319.
- ^ Brahma sutra Bhasya of Sankaracarya. Advaita Ashrama. p. 367.