Karaka may refer to the following:Corynocarpus laevigatus, a tree endemic to New Zealand, commonly known as karaka Karaka (star), a star named after the karaka tree Karaka, New Zealand, a town Karaka or Atmakaraka, a concept in Vedic astrology (Jyotisha) Dosabhai Framji Karaka (1829–1902), Indian newspaper editor and historian A concept in the grammar of Pāṇini, roughly similar to the concept of thematic role or theta role