Akamata, Akāmata, Akāmatā: 6 definitions
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAkāmata (अकामत).—adv. [akāma-pañcamyāstasil] Unwillingly, reluctantly, unintentionally, unconsciously; इतरे कृतवन्तस्तु पापान्येतान्यकामत (itare kṛtavantastu pāpānyetānyakāmata): Manusmṛti 9.242; अकामतः कृते पापे प्रायश्चित्तं विदुर्बुधा (akāmataḥ kṛte pāpe prāyaścittaṃ vidurbudhā): 11.45; अकामतः कृतं पापं वेदाभ्यासेन शुध्यति (akāmataḥ kṛtaṃ pāpaṃ vedābhyāsena śudhyati) 11.46.
Derivable forms: akāmataḥ (अकामतः).
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Akāmatā (अकामता).—Absence of desire; न चैवेहास्त्यकामता (na caivehāstyakāmatā) Manusmṛti 2.2.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAkāmatā (अकामता).—[a-kāma + tā], f. Exemption from love, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 2, 2.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAkāmatā (अकामता):—[=a-kāma-tā] [from a-kāma] f. freedom from desire, etc.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryAkāmatā (अकामता):—n. freedom from desire;
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.
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Starts with: Akamatal, Akamatas.
Ends with: Ardhaphalakamata, Cakamata, Canakamata, Carvakamata, Charvakamata, Dandakamata, Dharmakamata, Hukuma Hakamata, Janakamata, Kakamata, Karacakamata, Nakamata, Nirnayakamata, Prakamata, Purnakamata, Sikkhakamata, Svakamata, Udakamata, Ulakamata.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 11.45 < [Section IV - Expiation: General Laws (prāyaścitta)]
Verse 11.46 < [Section IV - Expiation: General Laws (prāyaścitta)]
Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra (by T. S. Syamkumar)
3. The Concept of Pāpa and Puṇya < [Chapter 1 - Expiatory Rites: Concept and Evolution]
6.2.1. Expiatory Rites in Manusmṛti < [Chapter 1 - Expiatory Rites: Concept and Evolution]
Yajnavalkya-smriti (Vyavaharadhyaya)—Critical study (by Kalita Nabanita)
Chapter 5.8 - Laws Relating to Disputes between Owner of Cattle and Herdsmen < [Chapter 5 - Vyavahārādhyāya and the Modern Indian Laws]