karman

Dictionary meanings for karman from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

n. [kṛ-manin Uṇ. 4. 144] 1 Action, work, deed.

2 Execution, performance.

3 Business, office, duty; saṃprati viṣavaidyānāṃ karma M. 4.

4 A religious rite (it may be either nitya, naimittika or kāmya).

5 A specific action, moral duty.

6 (a) Per- formance of religious rites as oppos- ed to speculative religion or know- ledge of Brahman (opp. jñāna); R. 8. 20. (b) Labour, work.

7 Pro- duct, result.

8 A...

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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

n. (ā m. L.), (kṛ Un2. iv, 144), act, action, performance, business RV.; AV.; S3Br.; MBh. &c 258,2 45268 n. office, special duty, occupation, obligation (frequently ifc., the first member of the compound being either the person who performs the action [ e.g. vaṇik-k ] or the person or thing for or towards whom the action is performed [ e.g. rāja-k, paśu-k ] or a... n. any religious act or rite (as sacrifice,...

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