Karaka may refer to the following:

• Karaka (star)
• 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

• Karak (disambiguation)