Karmadosha, Karmadoṣa, Karman-dosha: 9 definitions
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Karmadosha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
The Sanskrit term Karmadoṣa can be transliterated into English as Karmadosa or Karmadosha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra TantraKarmadoṣa (कर्मदोष) refers to “being afflicted by past faults”, according to the Netratantra of Kṣemarāja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Pārvatī topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 19.121-128, while describing the prevention of natural disasters]—“[...] [He performs the ritual when people are afflicted by] skin diseases, etc., fevers, untimely death or various sorts of pain, past faults (karmadoṣa) or seizing spirits. Diseases from snake poison, etc., insect bites, etc., rheumatism, change in form, phlegm, hemorrhoids, eye diseases, skin diseases, etc., internal disease, and sickness caused by wounds, etc., by the thousands [can occur] if various sorts of evils touch the maṇḍala, a defect arises from offense [occurs]. [...]”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKarmadoṣa (कर्मदोष).—
1) sin, vice; अवेक्षेत गतीर्नॄणां कर्मदोष- समुद्भवाः (avekṣeta gatīrnṝṇāṃ karmadoṣa- samudbhavāḥ) Manusmṛti 6.61,95.
2) an error, defect, or blunder (in doing an act); कर्मदोषैर्न लिप्यते (karmadoṣairna lipyate) Manusmṛti 1,14.
3) evil consequence of human acts.
4) discreditable conduct.
Derivable forms: karmadoṣaḥ (कर्मदोषः).
Karmadoṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms karman and doṣa (दोष).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarmadoṣa (कर्मदोष).—m. a sinful act, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 6, 101.
Karmadoṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms karman and doṣa (दोष).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarmadoṣa (कर्मदोष).—[masculine] sinful deed, sin, vice.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Karmadoṣa (कर्मदोष):—[=karma-doṣa] [from karma > karman] m. a sinful work, sin, vice, [Manu-smṛti]
2) [v.s. ...] error, blunder, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [v.s. ...] the evil consequence of human acts, discreditable conduct or business, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarmadoṣa (कर्मदोष):—[karma-doṣa] (ṣaḥ) 1. m. Blunder; vice.
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKarmadōṣa (ಕರ್ಮದೋಷ):—
1) [noun] a defect in one’s action.
2) [noun] an evil consequence of the deeds of one’s past birth or of one’s past actions in the present birth.
3) [noun] an action that results in evil consequence.
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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