Praktanakarman, Prāktanakarman, Praktana-karman: 3 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPrāktanakarman (प्राक्तनकर्मन्).—n. any act formerly done, or done in a former state of existence.
Prāktanakarman is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prāktana and karman (कर्मन्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Prāktanakarman (प्राक्तनकर्मन्):—[=prāktana-karman] [from prāktana > prāñc] n. any act formerly done or done in a former state of existence
2) [v.s. ...] fate destiny, [Pañcatantra]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrāktanakarman (प्राक्तनकर्मन्):—[prāktana-karman] (rmma) 5. n. Fate; thing done.
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: Praktana, Karma.
Full-text: Praktana.
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