Karama: 6 definitions

Introduction:

Karama means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

karama (करम).—n (karma S through H) Destiny or fate. See explained under karma.

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karama (करम).—n ( P) karamakanda, karamakāndā, karamagaḍḍā, karamācā kāndā m karamācī bhājī f Terms for cabbage.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Karama (करम).—nt. (= kalama, q.v.), reed (-pen, for writing): Kāraṇḍavvūha 69.16 (bhūrjaṃ na saṃvidyate na masiṃ na) karamaṃ; 69.17.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Karama (करम):—m. (= kalama) a reed for writing with, [Kāraṇḍa-vyūha]

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Karama in German

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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.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Karama (करम) [Also spelled karam]:—(nm) deed, doings; act, work, action; destiny, fate; mercy; ~[jalī] an abusive term for a woman or girl meaning luckless/of ill-luck/unfortunate; —[ṭhokanā] to lament over one’s lot; —[phūṭanā] to have a stroke of ill luck, to fall into adversity; to be widowed.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Karama (ಕರಮ):—[noun] a way a thing is or must be done or happens or must happen; a manner.

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Karama (ಕರಮ):—[noun] a kind of dance in country side, performed during rainy season.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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