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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 or 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

1. The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Digital Dictionaries of South Asia. p. 1324.
2. S.P.Chaube (November 2009). Foundations of Education. Vikas Publishing. p. 219. ISBN 9788125911319.
3. Brahma sutra Bhasya of Sankaracarya. Advaita Ashrama. p. 367.

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