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