Krishnakarman, Kṛṣṇakarman, Krishna-karman: 5 definitions

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Krishnakarman 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 Kṛṣṇakarman can be transliterated into English as Krsnakarman or Krishnakarman, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kṛṣṇakarman (कृष्णकर्मन्).—a. of black deeds, criminal, wicked, depraved, guilty, sinful.

Kṛṣṇakarman is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kṛṣṇa and karman (कर्मन्).

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

1) Kṛṣṇakarman (कृष्णकर्मन्):—[=kṛṣṇa-karman] [from kṛṣṇa] n. ‘making black’, a peculiar manner of cauterising, [Suśruta]

2) [v.s. ...] mfn. doing wrong, criminal, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Kṛṣṇakarman (कृष्णकर्मन्):—[kṛṣṇa-karman] (rmmā-rmma) a. Criminal.

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Krishnakarman 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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