The word for an instrumental cause, or the reason by which another thing is performed, in Indian philosophy is Karana.
When a potter uses a
stick to join two pot halves, the stick is the instrumental cause for the
production of the pot, according to the Nyaya philosophical system.
The term karana has a corresponding meaning in Sanskrit
grammar; it signifies the word in a phrase that explains how the activity is
carried out.
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