Akarma, Akarman: 16 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Akarm.
In Hinduism
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)Akarma (啶呧啶班啶�) refers to 鈥渋nactivity鈥�, according to the 艢测补颈苍颈办补-艣腻蝉迟谤补: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by R膩j膩 Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] The words of the Lord to Arjuna were also to this effect鈥斺�楾herefore go on with your work, for activity is better than inactivity (akarma). If you are wanting in activity, you will hardly be able to secure wherewith to keep your body and soul together鈥欌��.
This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (鈥減erforming arts鈥�) and Shastras (鈥渟ciences鈥�) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan BuddhismAkarma (啶呧啶班啶�) is the name of a Tath膩gata (Buddha) mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Ma帽ju艣r墨m奴lakalpa: one of the largest Kriy膩 Tantras devoted to Ma帽ju艣r墨 (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Ma帽ju艣r墨 and were taught to and by Buddha 艢膩kyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Akarma).
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: SOAS Research Online: Prek峁Ｄ� meditation: History and MethodsAkarma (啶呧啶班啶�) or 鈥渒arma-less鈥� refers to one of the 46 qualities of the soul to be meditated on in the 鈥淧ractice of Meditation on Liberated Souls (Siddhas)鈥�, according to Jain texts like 膧c膩r膩峁単a (5.6.123-140), 峁峁璳ha峁囜笉膩gama (13.5.4.31) and Samayas膩ra (1.49).鈥擳he pure soul can be recognised by meditation on its true nature, represented by the liberated souls of the Siddhas. The practice which leads to this realisation is meditation on the fact that attachment, aversion, passions and the influx of karmas, are 鈥榥ot mine鈥�, that I am separate from them and consist of infinite knowledge, perception, conduct, spiritual energy, that I am the pure, enlightened, and everlasting soul. The qualities of the soul to be meditated on as truly mine are: [e.g., My soul is karma-less (akarma)] [...] The meditation on such extended fourty-five qualities of the pure soul presents the 苍颈艣补肠补测补-苍补测补, which is aligned with Kundakunda鈥檚 approach.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryakarma (啶呧啶班啶�).鈥攏 (S) A bad action; a sin, crime, or fault. Ex. saka岣穉 akarm膿峁� 峁乲艒na || sanm膩rg膿帽ci vartt膩v膿峁� ||
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishakarma (啶呧啶班啶�).鈥�n A bad action, sin. 补办补谤尘墨-办耻办补谤尘墨 a Wicked.
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 dictionaryAkarman (啶呧啶班啶え啷�).鈥�a. [na. ba]
1) Without work, idle; inefficient.
2) Disqualified for performing the necessary rites, wicked, degraded; 啶呧啶班啶ぞ 啶︵じ啷嵿く啷佮ぐ啶た 啶ㄠ (akarm膩 dasyurabhi no) 峁欢惫别诲补 1.22.8.
3) (Gram.) intransitive, generally in this sense 啶呧啶班啶 (akarmaka). --n. (rma) [啶� (na). 啶� (ta)]
1) Absence of work; absence of necessary observances; neglect of essential observances; inaction; 啶呧啶班啶ぃ啶多啶� 啶啶︵啶оさ啷嵿く啶� 啶椸す啶ㄠぞ 啶曕ぐ啷嵿ぎ啶｀ 啶椸い啶苦 (akarma峁嘺艣ca boddhavya峁� gahan膩 karma峁噊 gati岣�) Bhagavadg墨t膩 (Bombay) 4.17,18.
2) An improper act; crime, sin.
3) Not doing (= 补办补谤补峁嘺尘), nonperformance; 啶啶班い啶苦し啷囙ぇ啶距う啶曕ぐ啷嵿ぎ (辫谤补迟颈峁诲丑腻诲补办补谤尘补) MS.1.8.1.
4) What should not be done; 啶呧啶班啶� 啶掂ぞ 啶曕啶むう啷傕し啶� 啶膏啶ぞ啶む (akarma v膩 k峁泃ad奴峁Ｄ� sy膩t) | MS.12.1.1 (where 艣补产补谤补 explains akarma by na v膩 kartavy膩 d膩r艣ik墨 vedi岣� |).
5) Non-act, non-activity: 啶呧え啷嵿く啶︵啶оた 啶曕ぐ啷嵿ぎ 啶啷嵿し啶｀ 啶啶班い啶苦し啶苦ぇ啷嵿く啶ぞ啶ㄠぎ啷� 啶呧え啷嵿く啶︵ 啶呧啶班啶� 啶ぞ啶ㄠじ啶� 啶膏啶曕げ啷嵿お啶� (anyaddhi karma bhak峁峁嘺峁� prati峁dhyam膩nam anyad akarma m膩nasa岣� sa峁僰alpa岣�) | 艢B. on MS.6.2.19.
6) Not doing, violation. 啶むう啶曕ぐ啷嵿ぎ啶｀た 啶� 啶︵啶粪 (迟补诲补办补谤尘补峁噄 ca do峁岣�) MS.6.3.3. (where 迟补诲补办补谤尘补峁噄 is explained as 辫谤补诲丑腻苍腻迟颈办谤补尘别 by 艣补产补谤补); 啶呧啶班啶ぃ啶� 啶氞ぞ啶啶班い啷嵿く啶掂ぞ啶ぞ啶む (akarma峁噄 c膩pratyav膩y膩t) | MS 6.3.1.
7) A wrong act, an improper act. 啶呧啶班啶� 啶� 啶︵ぞ啶班啷嵿ぐ啶苦く啶� 啶ぞ 啶嗋ぇ啶距え啷嬥い啷嵿い啶班啶距げ啷� (akarma ca d膩rakriy膩 y膩 膩dh膩nottarak膩le) | 艢B. on MS.6.8.14; 啶呧啶班啶� 啶氞啶班啶о啶掂ぎ啶距ぇ啶距え啶距い啷嵚� (akarma cordhvam膩dh膩n膩t掳) | MS.6.8.14.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAkarman (啶呧啶班啶え啷�).鈥�1. [neuter] inactivity.
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Akarman (啶呧啶班啶え啷�).鈥�2. [adjective] inactive, lazy.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Akarman (啶呧啶班啶え啷�):鈥擺=a-karman] mfn. not working
2) [v.s. ...] not performing good works, wicked, [峁歡-veda x, 2 2, 8]
3) [v.s. ...] inefficient
4) [v.s. ...] (in [grammar]) intransitive
5) [v.s. ...] n. absence of work
6) [v.s. ...] observances
7) [v.s. ...] improper work, crime.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldst眉cker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAkarman (啶呧啶班啶え啷�):鈥擨. [bahuvrihi compound] m. f. n.
(-谤尘腻-谤尘腻-谤尘补) 1) Without work, idle, unoccupied.
2) Unfit to work, inefficient.
3) Degraded, no longer performing essential rites.
4) (In grammar.) Having no direct object, intransitive (as a verb). See akarmaka, E. a priv. and karman. Ii. [tatpurusha compound] n.
(-rma) 1) Absence of occupation.
2) Loss or neglect of essential observances.
3) Improper act, crime, offence. E. a neg. and karman.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAkarman (啶呧啶班啶え啷�):鈥擺a-karman] (m膩-ma) a. Idle, unoccupied.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Akarman (啶呧啶班啶え啷�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Akamma, Akammaga.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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 dictionaryAkarma (啶呧啶班啶�) [Also spelled akarm]:鈥�(nm) inactivity, inertia.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAkarma (嗖呧矔嗖班硩嗖�):鈥擺adjective] = 嗖呧矔嗖班硩嗖む驳喑嵿帛 [akartavya]1.
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Akarma (嗖呧矔嗖班硩嗖�):鈥擺adjective] = 嗖呧矔嗖班硩嗖む驳喑嵿帛 [akartavya]2; 2) an idle man.
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 DictionaryAkarma (啶呧啶班啶�):鈥攏. 1. bad act; wicked act; 2. unnecessary/useless act; 3. absence of karma; inaction;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Akarma-karttaripirayokam, Akarmabhoga, Akarmabhumi, Akarmadharaya, Akarmak, Akarmak-kriya, Akarmaka, Akarmaka-kriya, Akarmakakriye, Akarmakrit, Akarmanvita, Akarmanya, Akarmanyata, Akarmashila, Akarmashilata.
Full-text: Akarmakrit, Akarmabhoga, Akarmashila, Akarmanvita, Akarm, Akarma-karttaripirayokam, Akarmaka, Akarmabhumi, Akammaga, Akamma, Kritadusha, Avirhotra, Karma, Vikarman, Kriya, A, Shila, Kri.
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Gitartha Samgraha (critical Study) (by Partha Sarathi Sil)
2. Literary and Socio-cultural Value of the G墨t膩rthasa峁単raha < [Chapter 5 - Linguistic, Literary And Cultural Value Of G墨t膩rthasa峁単raha]
Gautami Mahatmya (by G. P. Bhatt)
Bhagavad-gita (with Vaishnava commentaries) (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 3.5 < [Chapter 3 - Karma-yoga (Yoga through the Path of Action)]
Verse 4.17 < [Chapter 4 - J帽膩na-Yoga (Yoga through Transcendental Knowledge)]
Verse 2.47 < [Chapter 2 - S膩峁卥hya-yoga (Yoga through distinguishing the Soul from the Body)]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Ch枚dr枚n)
Part 4 - On the eternality and non-existence of the dharmas < [Chapter XXV - Patience Toward the Dharma]
Part 3 - Patience in regard to the Buddhadharma < [Chapter XXV - Patience Toward the Dharma]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)