Nishkarma, Niṣkarma, Niṣkarmā: 3 definitions

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Nishkarma means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 terms Niṣkarma and Niṣkarmā can be transliterated into English as Niskarma or Nishkarma, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Nishkarma in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

niṣkarma (निष्कर्म).—a S Exempt (through the merit of austere piety) from the obligation of religious works and rites. 2 That refrains from works and devotes himself to abstract contemplation. 3 That works not; that performs no work for future reward.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Nishkarma in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Niṣkārmā (निष्कार्मा).—mfn.

(-maḥ-mā-maṃ) Free from wish or desire. n. adv.

(-maṃ) Unwillingly. E. nir neg. kāma desire.

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Nishkarma in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Niṣkarma (ನಿಷ್ಕರ್ಮ):—

1) [adjective] not doing, working.

2) [adjective] not bound to work.

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Niṣkarma (ನಿಷ್ಕರ್ಮ):—

1) [noun] = ನಿಷ್ಕರ್ಮಿ [nishkarmi].

2) [noun] the state or condition of not or the state of being beyond the obligation of, performing any action.

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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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