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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Karmamūla (कर्ममूल) refers to the “roots of all actions”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.1 (“The dalliance of Śiva”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā said to Nārada: “O Nārada, listen to the tale of Śiva, the moon-crested lord. I shall narrate the story of Guha’s birth and the slaying of the demon Tāraka. [...] It bestows everything auspicious. It is the essence of the Vedas and is pleasing to the ears. It is conducive to happiness. It is the cause of liberation and cuts off the roots of all actions (karmamūla-nikṛntana)”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Karmamūla (कर्ममूल).—a kind of sacred grass called कुश (kuśa).

Derivable forms: karmamūlam (कर्ममूलम्).

Karmamūla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms karman and mūla (मूल).

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

Karmamūla (कर्ममूल):—[=karma-mūla] [from karma > karman] n. Kuśa grass (as essential part in many religious acts), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Karmamūla (कर्ममूल):—[karma-mūla] (laṃ) 1. n. Kusa grass.

[Sanskrit to German]

Karmamula 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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Partial matches: Karma, Mula.

Full-text: Shreyaka, Nikrintana, Mula.

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