अकर्मन्akarman

अकर्मन् (akarman) is a Sanskrit word meaning not working, wicked, inefficient, intransitive, absence of work, observances. Its 23 recorded definitions are grouped into 7 contexts, among them Comprehensive Definitions Listing Multiple Senses of अकर्मन्, Idleness, Inactivity, or Absence of Work, Impropriety, Sin, or Neglect of Religious Duties.

Meanings by context

Comprehensive Definitions Listing Multiple Senses of अकर्मन्

7 definitions
Idle or inefficient

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Absence of work, inaction, or neglect of essential duties.

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Inaction. 2. Idle or wicked.

Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Idle or inefficient. 2. Intransitive.

Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Absence of occupation. 2. An improper act.

Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Idle or unoccupied. 2. Inefficient or unfit to work. 3. Degraded or neglecting essential rites. 4. Intransitive. 5. Absence of occupation. 6. Neglect of essential observances. 7. An improper act, crime, or offense.

Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Without work, idle, inefficient, or disqualified for essential rites. 2. Intransitive, in grammar. 3. Absence of work, absence of essential observances, improper work, or crime.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Idleness, Inactivity, or Absence of Work

5 definitions
not working

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

absence of work

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

lazy

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

inactivity

Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

inactive, lazy

Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Impropriety, Sin, or Neglect of Religious Duties

5 definitions
wicked

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

observances

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

improper work, crime

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Disqualified for performing necessary rites, wicked, or degraded

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

An improper act, crime, or sin.

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Derived Terms with Multiple Facets

2 definitions
1. Unengaged, unoccupied, or idle. 2. Criminal.

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

free from action, or doing an improper act

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Grammatical Intransitivity

2 definitions
intransitive

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Intransitive

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Inefficiency or Incapacity for Work

1 definition
inefficient

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Renunciation of Action's Fruits (akarmabhoga)

1 definition
1. Enjoyment of freedom from the fruits of action. 2. Renunciation of self-righteousness.

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

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Definitions on this page come from 7 works: Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.