Karmasakshin, Karmasākṣin, Karmasakshi, Karman-sakshi, Karmasākṣī, Karman-sakshin: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Karmasākṣin and Karmasākṣī can be transliterated into English as Karmasaksin or Karmasakshin or Karmasaksi or Karmasakshi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationKarmasākṣin (कर्मसाक्षिन्) refers to the “cosmic witness of all (righteous and unrighteous) activities”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.4 (“Search for Kārttikeya and his conversation with Nandin”).—Accordingly, as Nandīśvara said to Kārttikeya and the Kṛttikās: “[...] Śiva asked the assembly severally about you in order to get you back. They too replied in a suitable manner. They said to Śiva that you were here in the abode of Kṛttikās. Dharma and others who are the cosmic witnesses of all righteous and unrighteous activities (karmasākṣin) [sarve dharmādayo dharmādharmasya karmasākṣiṇaḥ] revealed your whereabouts. [...]”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKarmasākṣin (कर्मसाक्षिन्).—m.
1) an eyewitness; वह्निर्विवाहं प्रति कर्मसाक्षी (vahnirvivāhaṃ prati karmasākṣī) Kumārasambhava 7.83.
2) one who witnesses the good or bad actions of man; आदित्य भो लोककृताकृतज्ञ लोकस्य सत्यानृप- कर्मसाक्षिन् (āditya bho lokakṛtākṛtajña lokasya satyānṛpa- karmasākṣin) Rām.3.63.16. (There are nine divinities which are said to witness and watch over all human actions; sūryaḥ somo yamaḥ kālo mahābhūtāni pañca ca | ete śubhāśubha- syeha karmaṇo nava sākṣiṇaḥ ||)
Karmasākṣin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms karman and sākṣin (साक्षिन्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarmasākṣin (कर्मसाक्षिन्).—[masculine] witness of acts.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarmasākṣin (कर्मसाक्षिन्):—[=karma-sākṣin] [from karma > karman] m. ‘the witness of all acts’, the sun, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarmasākṣin (कर्मसाक्षिन्):—[karma-sākṣin] (kṣī) 5. m. The sun.
[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 corpusKarmasākṣi (ಕರ್ಮಸಾಕ್ಷಿ):—
1) [noun] an eye-witness of an action.
2) [noun] the Supreme Omniscient Being that witnesses the action of all people in the universe.
3) [noun] the Sun-god.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Sakshin, Sakshi, Karman, Karma.
Full-text: Ompatu, Kshetrajna.
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