Satkarman, Ṣaṭk, Ṣaṭkn, Shatkarman, Shatkarma, Shash-karman, Shash-karma, Satkarma, Sat-karman: 20 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Ṣaṭk and Ṣaṭkn can be transliterated into English as Satkarma or Shatkarma or Satkarman or Shatkarman, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationSatkarma (सत्कर्�) refers to “good action�, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.1.12, while explaining details of worship:—“[...] the root of devotion (bhakti) is good action (satkarma) and the worship of one’s own favourite deity (ṣṭ𱹲). The root of that is the good preceptor. A good preceptor (sadguru) is secured only through association with good people (ٲṃgپ). If one associates with good people, one will come across a preceptor. From the preceptor mantras and the modes of worship can be learned. Bhakti (devotion) is generated by worship and it gives birth to knowledge�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexSatkarman (सत्कर्मन�).—A son of Dhṛtvrata, and father of Adhiratha.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 23. 12.

The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: Shodhganga: Mantra-sādhana: Chapter One of the KakṣapuṭatantraṢaṭkn (षट्कर्मन�) is also known as 첹ṣaṭk, mentioned in both Hindu and Buddhist tantras, represents a variety of rituals that aim for mundane attainments. The set of six generally consists of:
- Śānti (expelling evil),
- Vaśya (controlling others),
- Stambhana (immobilizing others),
- Uccātana (extirpating enemies),
- Vidveṣa (provoking enmity),
- Māraṇa (killing others).

Shaiva (शै�, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramṢaṭk (षट्कर्�) or Ṣaṭkcaraṇa refers to the “six magical rites�, according to the Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā, an expansion of the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, �(The true teacher is dedicated to) truthfulness, ritual purity and cleanliness, compassion, and forbearance; he unites with his wife when it is her season, not out of passion, but for a son for the benefit of (his) clan and lineage. He practices the six magical rites [i.e., ṣaṭk-ṇa], bathes (regularly) and worships at the three times of day. He avoids the Śūdra and the low caste as well as (accepting food from others), whether cooked or raw. One who is endowed with such qualities is a Brahmin (vipra), not by caste or by virtue of (his) sacred thread (and the like). These are the qualities of a (true) Brahmin. He who possesses them is a (true) teacher. Moreover, he removes error, and he reveals the meaning of the Kula scripture. Previously consecrated, (such a one) should always be made (one’s) teacher�.
: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts: Volume 12 (1898) (shak)Ṣaṭk (षट्कर्�) refers to one of the topics discussed in the Śīٲٳٱǻī, a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 1 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (first series)� by Rajendralal Mitra (1822�1891), who was one of the first English-writing historians dealing with Indian culture and heritage.—The Śīٲٳٱǻī manuscript is authored by Kṛṣṇānanda and contains roughly 2,500 śǰ첹. It represents a compilation embracing the whole of the Śākta cult.—The catalogue includes the term—Ṣaṭk in its ‘subject-matter list� or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads—[chapter 13: śԳپś徱ṣaṭk첹ٳԲ�].

Shakta (शाक्�, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (yoga)Ṣaṭk (षट्कर्�) refers to one of the seven auxiliaries of Haṭhayoga, according to the 17th-century Haṭhayogasaṃhitā: a compilation on Haṭhayoga that borrows extensively from the Haṭhapradīpikā.—[...] The stated aim of Haṭhayoga is to achieve purification (śǻԲ), firmness (ṛḍ), steadiness (sthairya), constancy (dhairya), lightness (岵), direct perception (ٲⲹṣa) and liberation (nirlipta) of the body (ṭa). Its Haṭhayoga has seven auxiliaries: the ṣaṭk, Բ, ܻ, ٲ, ṇaṃy峾, Բ and .
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchṢaṭkn (षट्कर्मन�) refers to the “six acts (of magic)�, according to the according to the Amaraughaprabodha (6): a short 13th century treatise on Yoga attributed to Gorakṣanātha which teaches the fourfold system of yoga (Mantra, Laya, Haṭha and Rāja).—Accordingly, “That which causes the gains of the six acts (ṣaṭkn) [of magic] does not manifest through Mantra; the mind does not become immersed in the [space between] the eyebrows, [the tip of] the nose and so on, by some method †[like an insect]�; and the Yogins� breath does not go into the base [of the spine] because of various practices, without the respected Rājayoga, which is an abode of splendour full of eternal bliss�.

Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as Բs (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
: History of Science in South Asia: Making Gems in Indian Alchemical LiteratureṢaṭk (षट्कर्�) refers to the “six acts of magic� of the 鲹ٲ첹 (lit. “jewel mine of mercury�): a 13th century alchemical work in Sanskrit written by Nityanātha.—The 鲹ٲ첹 consists of five parts (ṇḍ). The last section of the compendium, the Գٰ-ṇḍ, is dedicated to the “six acts� (ṣaṭk) of magic.

Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
India history and geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryṢa�-karman.�(SII 1), the six duties of a Brāhmaṇa. Note: ṣa�-첹 is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English DictionarySatkarma (सत्कर्�).—n (S) A good deed; a virtuous action.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-EnglishṢaṭk (षट्कर्�).�n ṣaṭūkŧ� n pl The 6 duties appro- priate to ṇa.
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satkarma (सत्कर्�).�n A good deed; a virtuous action.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryṢaṭkn (षट्कर्मन�).�n. (ṣaṭkn) 1 the six acts or duties enjoined on a Brāhmaṇa; they are अध्यापनमध्ययनं यजनं याजन� तथ� � दानं प्रतिग्रहश्चैव षट्कर्माण्यग्र- जन्मनः (貹Բmadhyayana� yajana� ᲹԲ� tathā | Բ� pratigrahaścaiva ṣaṭkarmāṇyagra- janmana�) || Manusmṛti 1.75.
2) the six acts allowable to a Brāhmaṇa for his subsistence:उच्छ� प्रतिग्रहो भिक्षा वाणिज्यं पशुपालनम� � कृषिकर्म तथ� चेति षट्कर्माण्यग्रजन्मनः (uccha� pratigraho bhikṣ� vāṇijya� paśupālanam | kṛṣikarma tathā ceti ṣaṭkarmāṇyagrajanmana�) ||.
3) the six acts that may be performed by means of magic :शान्ति, वशीकर�, स्तम्भ�, विद्वे�, उच्चाट� (śԳپ, vaśīkaraṇa, stambhana, 屹ṣa, ܳṭaԲ) and मर� (ṇa).
4) the six acts belonging to the practice of Yoga :धौतिर्वस्ती तथ� नेती नौलिकी (dhautirī tathā Աī naulikī) (Բܱ첹�) त्राटकस्तथ� � कपालभाती चैतानि षट्कर्माणि समाचरेत् (ٰṭa첹stathā | kapālabhātī caitāni ṣaṭkarmāṇi samācaret) || (-m.)
1) a Brāhmaṇa skilled in the above six acts.
2) one well-versed in the Tantra magical rites.
Ṣaṭkn is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṣa� and karman (कर्मन्).
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Satkarman (सत्कर्मन�).�n.
1) a virtuous or pious act.
2) virtue, piety.
3) funeral obsequies.
4) expiation.
5) hospitality.
Satkarman is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sat and karman (कर्मन्).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySatkarman (सत्कर्मन�).—i. e. sant (ptcple. pres. of 1. as), -karman, n. 1. A good act. 2. Virtue. 3. Hospitality. 4. Funeral obsequies. 5. Expiation.
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Ṣaṭkn (षट्कर्मन�).—m. a Brāhmaṇa who performs the six acts proper for him.
Ṣaṭkn is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṣa� and karman (कर्मन्).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryṢaṭkn (षट्कर्मन�).�1. [neuter] the six (allowed) occupations (of a Brahman) or the six magical arts.
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Ṣaṭkn (षट्कर्मन�).�2. [adjective] following the six (allowed) occupations; [masculine] a Brahman.
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Satkarman (सत्कर्मन�).�1. [neuter] a good action.
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Satkarman (सत्कर्मन�).�2. [adjective] doing good actions.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ṣaṭkn (षट्कर्मन�):—[=ṣa�-첹] [from ṣa� > ṣa�] n. the six duties of Brāhmans (viz. adhyayana, ‘studying or repeating the Veda�, 貹Բ, ‘teaching the V°�, yajana ‘offering sacrifices�, ᲹԲ, ‘conducting them for others�, Բ, ‘giving�, and pratigraha, ‘accepting gifts�), [Śāṅkhāyana-gṛhya-sūtra; Manu-smṛti] etc. (the six daily duties [according to] to the later law-books, are, Բ, ‘religious bathing�, ṃdᲹ貹, ‘repetition of prayers at the three Saṃdhyās�, -ⲹñ, ‘worship of the Supreme Being by repeating the first words of sacred books�, ٲ貹ṇa, ‘daily oblations of water to the gods, sages, and Pitṛs�, homa, ‘oblations of fuel, rice etc. to fire�, 𱹲-ū, ‘worship of the secondary gods either in the domestic sanctuary or in temples�), [Parāśara-smṛti; Religious Thought and Life in India 394]
2) [v.s. ...] six acts any one of which is allowable to a Brāhman householder as a means of subsistence (viz. ṛt, ‘gleaning�, amṛt, ‘unsolicited alms�, mṛt, ‘solicited alms�, 첹ṣaṇa, ‘agriculture�, satyānṛt, ‘commerce or trade�, ś-ṛtپ, ‘servitude�, the last being condemned), [Manu-smṛti iv, 4, 5, 6, 9]
3) [v.s. ...] six acts belonging to the practice of Yoga (viz. ܳī, ī, Աī, ٰṭa첹, naulika, 첹-ī, these consist of suppressions of the breath and self-mortifications of various kinds), [Catalogue(s)]
4) [v.s. ...] six acts for inflicting various kinds of injury on enemies (viz. śԳپ, śⲹ, stambhana, 屹ṣa, ܳṭaԲ, ṇa, qq.vv.; these acts consist in repeating certain magical spells and texts taught in the Tantras), [ib.]
5) [v.s. ...] m. a performer of the above six acts, a Brāhman who is an adept in the Tantra magical formularies, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata]
6) Satkarman (सत्कर्मन�):—[=sat-karman] [from sat] n. a good work, virtuous act, [Purāṇa; Rājataraṅgiṇī]
7) [v.s. ...] virtue, piety, [Horace H. Wilson]
8) [v.s. ...] hospitality, [ib.]
9) [v.s. ...] funeral obsequies, [ib.]
10) [v.s. ...] expiation, [ib.]
11) [v.s. ...] mfn. performing good actions, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]
12) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a son of Dhṛt-vrata, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ṣaṭkn (षट्कर्मन�):—[ṣa-ṭk] () 5. m. A brāhman; an adept in the Tantras. n. (rmma) Six duties of brāhmaṃs; six acts allowed to them; six arts taught in the Tantras.
2) Satkarman (सत्कर्मन�):—[sat-karman] (rmma) 5. n. A good work, merit, virtue; hospitality; obsequies; expiation.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (saṃskṛtm), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionarySatkarma (सत्कर्�) [Also spelled satkarm]:�(nm) virtuous action/deed; piety; ~[ī] virtuous in action/deed.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusṢaṭk (ಷಟ್ಕರ್�):�
1) [noun] the six daily duties of a ṇa studying of the vedas, teaching of the vedas, offering sacrifices, conducting of sacrifices for others, giving of gits, and accepting of gifts.
2) [noun] (according to another school) the six daily duties of a ṇa are religious bathing, repetition of prayers three times a day, worshipping of the Supreme Being, daily oblations to the gods, sages and dead ancestors and oblations of fuel, rice etc. to fire, and worshipping of the secondary gods either at home or in temples.
3) [noun] the six principal occupation of olden days military service, giving education, agriculture, commerce (& trade), construction, and animal husbandry.
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Satkarma (ಸತ್ಕರ್�):—[noun] = ಸತ್ಕಾರ್ಯ [satkarya].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary1) Ṣa�-karma (षट�-कर्म):—n. the six means of subsistence allowed to a Brahmin: अध्ययन, अध्याप�, यज�, याजन, दा�, प्रतिग्र� [adhyayana, 貹Բ, yajana, ᲹԲ, Բ, pratigraha]
2) Satkarma (सत्कर्�):—n. virtuous action; piety; good deep; pious act or observance;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Partial matches: Karma, Sat, Caya.
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