Naishkarmya, Naishkamrya, Naiṣkarmya, Naitkarmya, Naiṭkarmya: 13 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Naiṣkarmya can be transliterated into English as Naiskarmya or Naishkarmya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Naiṣkarmya (नैष्कर्म्य) refers to “freedom from prescribed duty and its reaction; action performed in Kṛṣṇa consciousness for which one suffers no reaction”. (cf. Glossary page from Śrīmad-Bhagavad-Gītā).
Naiṣkarmya (नैष्कर्म्य) refers to:—Freedom from karma. (cf. Glossary page from Śrī Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta).
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Naiṣkarmya (नैष्कर्म्य) refers to “avoiding certain actions ”, according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Janaka says to Aṣṭavakra]: “[...] Recognising that in reality no action is ever committed, I live as I please, just doing what presents itself to be done. Yogis who identify themselves with their bodies are insistent on fulfilling and avoiding certain actions (naiṣkarmya) [karmanaiṣkarmyanirbandhabhāvā dehasthayoginaḥ], but I live as I please abandoning attachment and rejection. [...]”.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
naiṣkarmya (नैष्कर्म्य).—n S Freedom from the obligation of all religious rites and works. Ex. hyā sādhūcyā aṅgīṃ nai0 āhē or naiṣkarmyasiddhi jhālī. 2 The salvation or recompense pertaining to abstinence from all works under holy contemplation.
naiṣkarmya (नैष्कर्म्य).—n Freedom from the obligation of all religious rites and works.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Naiṣkarmya (नैष्कर्म्य).—
1) Idleness, inactivity.
2) Exemption from acts or their consequences; न कर्मणामनारम्भान्नैष्कर्म्यं पुरुषोऽ- श्नुते (na karmaṇāmanārambhānnaiṣkarmyaṃ puruṣo'- śnute) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 3.4;18.49.
3) The salvation obtained by abstraction (as opposed to the salvation obtained by karmamārga q. v.).
4) Self-knowledge (ātmajñāna); नैष्कर्म्यभावेन विवर्जितागमस्वयंप्रकाशाय नमस्करोमि (naiṣkarmyabhāvena vivarjitāgamasvayaṃprakāśāya namaskaromi) Bhāgavata 8.3.16.
Derivable forms: naiṣkarmyam (नैष्कर्म्यम्).
Naiṣkarmya (नैष्कर्म्य).—i. e. nis-karman + ya, n. Abandoning action, inactivity.
Naiṣkarmya (नैष्कर्म्य).—[neuter] exemption from acts, inactivity.
1) Naiṣkarmya (नैष्कर्म्य):—[=naiṣ-karmya] [from naiṣ > naiḥ] n. inactivity, abstinence or exemption from acts and their consequences, [Mahābhārata; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] mf(ā)n. relating to it, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
Naiṣkarmya (नैष्कर्म्य):—(rmmyaṃ) 1. n. Neglect of works; salvation without works.
[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
Naiṣkamrya (ನೈಷ್ಕಮ್ರ್ಯ):—[noun] a carrying out of a work, duty without having any selfish motives or influenced by personal interested; disinterested service.
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: Naish.
Starts with: Naishkarmyasiddhi.
Full-text: Naishkarmyasiddhi, Karmanaishkarmya, Naishkramya, Satvata, Karma, Sadh, Dhatu, Ash.
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Bhagavad-gita (with Vaishnava commentaries) (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 3.4 < [Chapter 3 - Karma-yoga (Yoga through the Path of Action)]
Verse 18.49 < [Chapter 18 - Mokṣa-yoga (the Yoga of Liberation)]
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Srila Gurudeva (The Supreme Treasure) (by Swami Bhaktivedanta Madhava Maharaja)
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The Glory of Bhakti < [Chapter 2.11 - Why He Came? The Contribution of Śrīla Gurudeva]
Shri Gaudiya Kanthahara (by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati)
Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 3 - Description of twenty-four incarnations of lord Viṣṇu < [Book 1 - First Skandha]
Chapter 5 - The Dialogue Between Vyāsa and Nārada < [Book 1 - First Skandha]
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Pauranika-Sukti < [Purana, Volume 11, Part 2 (1969)]
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