free from action
not acting, free from action, ib. [ID=192876]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
विकर्मन्vikarman
विकर्मन् (vikarman) is a Sanskrit word meaning a prohibited or unlawful act, or fraud, various business or duty, an epithet of a Saman, acting wrongly or unlawfully, free from action, retiring from business. Its 18 recorded definitions are grouped into 6 contexts, among them Inaction/Cessation of Action, Unlawful/Prohibited Act, Various Activities/Duties.
- Root
- कृ (kṛ)
- Definitions
- 18
Meanings by context
Inaction/Cessation of Action
5 definitions
1. Acting wrongly. 2. Retiring from business.
विकर्मन् (vikarman) [Printed book page 0965-b]
विकर्मन् (vikarman) a. Acting wrongly.
— n.
3 Retiring from business.
विकर्मन् (vikarman) a. Acting wrongly.
— n.
3 Retiring from business.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Inactive. 2. An unlawful act. 3. Fraud. 4. Various business.
विकर्मन् (vikarman) [Printed book page 0844-b]
विकर्मन् (vikarman) vi-karman, I. adj. Not act-
विकर्मन् (vikarman) vi-karman, I. adj. Not act-
ing, Lass. 2. ed. 68, 40. II. n. 1. Un-
lawful act, Bhag. 4, 17. 2. Fraud. 3.
Various business.
[ID=13158]— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary
doing no work
2 विकर्मन् (vikarman) a. doing no work or = seq. [ID=29103]
— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Inactive or free from action.
2. vi-karman, ā, ā, a, not acting, free from action. [ID=42207]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)
Unlawful/Prohibited Act
5 definitions
A prohibited or unlawful act, or fraud.
(H3) [Printed book page 950,1]
1. वि (vi)—कर्मन् (—karman) n. (for 2. See वि (vi)- (vi-)√कृ (√kṛ)) prohibited or unlawful act, fraud, Mn.; MBh. &c. [ID=192872]
1. वि (vi)—कर्मन् (—karman) n. (for 2. See वि (vi)- (vi-)√कृ (√kṛ)) prohibited or unlawful act, fraud, Mn.; MBh. &c. [ID=192872]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
1. Acting wrongly.
2. An unlawful, prohibited, or impious act.
विकर्मन् (vikarman) [Printed book page 0965-b]
विकर्मन् (vikarman) a. Acting wrongly.
— n.
1 An unlawful or prohibited act, an impious act; Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 4. 17 ; Manusmṛti 9. 226.
विकर्मन् (vikarman) a. Acting wrongly.
— n.
1 An unlawful or prohibited act, an impious act; Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 4. 17 ; Manusmṛti 9. 226.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
An illegal act or irreligious conduct
— क्रिया (kriyā) an illegal act, irreligious conduct.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
A prohibited act or irreligious conduct.
विकर्मन् (vikarman) [Printed book page 657-35]
विकर्मन् (vikarman) n. Prohibited act, irreligious conduct, बोद्धव्यं च विकर्मणः (boddhavyaṃ ca vikarmaṇaḥ) Bg. iv.17. [ID=34637]
विकर्मन् (vikarman) n. Prohibited act, irreligious conduct, बोद्धव्यं च विकर्मणः (boddhavyaṃ ca vikarmaṇaḥ) Bg. iv.17. [ID=34637]
— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary
bad or prohibited action
विकर्मन् (vikarman) [Printed book page 489]
1 विकर्मन् (vikarman) n. bad or prohibited action. [ID=29102]
1 विकर्मन् (vikarman) n. bad or prohibited action. [ID=29102]
— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Various Activities/Duties
3 definitions
various business or duty
various business or duty, W. [ID=192873]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
1. Acting wrongly.
2. Various or divergent duty.
विकर्मन् (vikarman) [Printed book page 0965-b]
विकर्मन् (vikarman) a. Acting wrongly.
— n.
2 Various or divergent duty.
विकर्मन् (vikarman) a. Acting wrongly.
— n.
2 Various or divergent duty.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Various business or duty. 2. A prohibited or unlawful act, or fraud. 3. Retiring from business.
[Printed book page 0910-a]
1. vi-karman, a, n. various business or duty; pro- hibited or unlawful act, fraud; retiring from business; (ā, ā, a), acting variously; acting wrongly. —Vi- karma-kṛt, t, t, t, acting in various ways, acting wrongly or illegally, one who does forbidden acts. —Vikarma-kriyā, f. an illegal or immoral act, vicious conduct. —Vikarma-stha, as, ā, am, doing what is illegal or immoral, addicted to vice, engaged in prohibited acts; engaged in various business. [ID=42206]
1. vi-karman, a, n. various business or duty; pro- hibited or unlawful act, fraud; retiring from business; (ā, ā, a), acting variously; acting wrongly. —Vi- karma-kṛt, t, t, t, acting in various ways, acting wrongly or illegally, one who does forbidden acts. —Vikarma-kriyā, f. an illegal or immoral act, vicious conduct. —Vikarma-stha, as, ā, am, doing what is illegal or immoral, addicted to vice, engaged in prohibited acts; engaged in various business. [ID=42206]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)
Cross-references
2 definitions
See page 950, column 1
(H3) [Printed book page 954,2]
वि- (vi-)°कर्मन् (°karman) a &c. See p. 950, col. 1. [ID=193960]
वि- (vi-)°कर्मन् (°karman) a &c. See p. 950, col. 1. [ID=193960]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
See p. 910, col. 1.
विकर्मन् (vikarman) [Printed book page 0909-b]
विकर्मन् (vikarman) vi-karman. See p. 910, col. 1. [ID=42158]
विकर्मन् (vikarman) vi-karman. See p. 910, col. 1. [ID=42158]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)
Wrongful/Illegal Action or Actor
2 definitions
acting wrongly or unlawfully
वि (vi)—कर्मन् (—karman) mfn. acting wrongly or unlawfully, MBh. [ID=192875]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
doing prohibited acts, addicted to vice
— स्थ (stha) a. doing prohibited acts, addicted to vice. [ID=25618]
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Name of a Sāman
1 definition
an epithet of a Saman
(with वायोः (vāyoḥ)) N. of a Sāman, ĀrṣBr. [ID=192874]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
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Definitions on this page come from 6 works: Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller 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.