Rachana

Rachanā (Sanskrit: रचना) is derived from the root verb – रच् - meaning – to arrange, prepare, contrive, plan, or to form, make, effect, create, produce, or to write, compose, put together, or to place in or upon, fix on, adorn, decorate. 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 or form, the mind cannot think about Its composition (rachana). Even Badarayana in his Brahma Sutras (Sutra II.ii.1) states :-Badarayana uses the word rachana 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 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 Narayanankutty: Rachana Narayanankutty is an Actress and television anchor from Kerala, India. She became popular through the television series ‘Marimayam’. Rachana (butterfly): Rachana is a genus of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.

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