# विकर्मन् (vikarman)

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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)
- **SLP1:** `vikarman`  **IAST:** vikarman  **Devanagari:** विकर्मन्
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/vikarma/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Inaction/Cessation of Action (5 definitions)
- free from action  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > not acting, free from action, ib. [ ID=192876 ]
- 1. Acting wrongly. 2. Retiring from business.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > विकर्मन् (vikarman) [Printed book page 0965-b ] विकर्मन् (vikarman) a. Acting wrongly. — n. 3 Retiring from business
- 1. Inactive. 2. An unlawful act. 3. Fraud. 4. Various business.  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > विकर्मन् (vikarman) [Printed book page 0844-b ] 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 ]
- doing no work  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > 2 विकर्मन् (vikarman) a. doing no work or = seq. [ ID=29103 ]
- Inactive or free from action.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > 2. vi-karman, ā, ā, a, not acting, free from action. [ ID=42207 ]

### Unlawful/Prohibited Act (5 definitions)
- A prohibited or unlawful act, or fraud.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (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. Acting wrongly. 2. An unlawful, prohibited, or impious act.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > 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
- An illegal act or irreligious conduct  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — क्रिया (kriyā) an illegal act, irreligious conduct
- A prohibited act or irreligious conduct.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > 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 ]
- bad or prohibited action  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > विकर्मन् (vikarman) [Printed book page 489 ] 1 विकर्मन् (vikarman) n. bad or prohibited action. [ ID=29102 ]

### Various Activities/Duties (3 definitions)
- various business or duty  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > various business or duty, W. [ ID=192873 ]
- 1. Acting wrongly. 2. Various or divergent duty.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > विकर्मन् (vikarman) [Printed book page 0965-b ] विकर्मन् (vikarman) a. Acting wrongly. — n. 2 Various or divergent duty
- 1. Various business or duty. 2. A prohibited or unlawful act, or fraud. 3. Retiring from business.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > [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 ]

### Cross-references (2 definitions)
- See page 950, column 1  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 954,2] वि - (vi-) ° कर्मन् (°karman) a &c. See p. 950, col. 1. [ ID=193960 ]
- See p. 910, col. 1.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > विकर्मन् (vikarman) [Printed book page 0909-b ] विकर्मन् (vikarman) vi-karman. See p. 910, col. 1. [ ID=42158 ]

### Wrongful/Illegal Action or Actor (2 definitions)
- acting wrongly or unlawfully  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > वि (vi) — कर्मन् (—karman) mfn. acting wrongly or unlawfully, MBh. [ ID=192875 ]
- doing prohibited acts, addicted to vice  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — स्थ (stha) a. doing prohibited acts, addicted to vice. [ ID=25618 ]

### Name of a Sāman (1 definition)
- an epithet of a Saman  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (with वायोः (vāyoḥ) ) N. of a Sāman, ĀrṣBr. [ ID=192874 ]

## Sources

Definitions from 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, University of Cologne.

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