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sva-tantraH kartA

स्वॱतन्त्रः कर्ता ONPANINI 14054

The one that acts on his own is called kartR कर्तृ "doer, agent".

The doer /kAraka of an action word is a word that means whoever does that action.

So in

pacati vRkodaraH kukkuTIH पचति वृकोदरः कुक्कुटीः "bhIma is cooking the hens"

the verb **pacati पचति is an action word, and the doer of pacati पचति is the word vRkodaraH वृकोदरः. This **pacati पचति word is linkingto its doer.

Also in

pacyante vRkodareNa kukkuTyaH पच्यन्ते वृकोदरेण कुक्कुट्यः "the hens are being cooked by bhIma"

the verb **pacyante पच्यन्ते is an action word, and the doer of pacyante पच्यन्ते is the word vRkodaraH वृकोदरः. This **pacyante पच्यन्ते word is linkingto its object.

And in

pakvA vRkodareNa kukkuTyaH पक्वा वृकोदरेण कुक्कुट्यः "the hens were cooked by bhIma"

the noun **pakvAs' पक्वास्ऽ is an action word, and the doer of **pakvAs' पक्वास्ऽ is the word vRkodaraH वृकोदरः. This **pakvAs' पक्वास्ऽ word is linkingto its object.