Shubhakarman, Śubhakarman, Śubhakarma, Shubhakarma, Shubha-karman: 10 definitions
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Shubhakarman means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, 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 Śubhakarman and Śubhakarma can be transliterated into English as Subhakarman or Shubhakarman or Subhakarma or Shubhakarma, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Śubhakarman (शुभकर्मन्) refers to “those who perform both auspicious rites”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.25 (“Prayer by the gods”).—Accordingly, as the Gods said to Śiva: “[...] O lord, the son of Bhadrasena and the son of his minister both of virtuous and auspicious rites (sudharma-śubhakarman) and regular wearers of Rudrākṣa beads, enjoyed good pleasures here and became liberated, thanks to your grace. The two devotees who had been monkey and a cock in a previous birth became the ornaments of Rudra. O lord, always engaged in uplifting the devotees, the two courtesans Piṅgalā and Mahānandā attained the goal of the good, thanks to their devotion to you. [...]”.
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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Śubhakarma (शुभकर्म) refers to “good actions”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Fools mourn for relations experiencing the results of their own actions [com.—nijaśubhāśubhakarma-phalabhoktṛ—‘the experiencer of the results of their own good and bad actions’] [but] because of the confusion of [their] intelligence [they do] not [mourn for] themselves situated in Yama’s fangs. In this forest that is the cycle of rebirth dwelt in by Yama the serpent-king, the men of olden times, who were eternal previously, have come to an end”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
śubhakarma (शुभकर्म).—n (S) śubhakārya n (S) A festal ceremony, rite, or occasion (as marriage, tonsure for the shenḍi &c.)
śubhakarma (शुभकर्म) [-kārya, -कार्य].—n A festal ceremony.
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
Śubhakarman (शुभकर्मन्).—n.
1) a virtuous act.
2) an honourable occupation.
Śubhakarman is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śubha and karman (कर्मन्).
1) Śubhakarman (शुभकर्मन्):—[=śubha-karman] [from śubha > śubh] n. a good or virtuous act, ausp° action, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] (ma-nirṇaya m. Name of [work])
2) [v.s. ...] mfn. acting nobly, [Mahābhārata]
3) [v.s. ...] m. Name of one of Skanda’s attendants, [ib.]
Śubhakarman (शुभकर्मन्):—[śubha-karman] (rmma) 5. n. Virtuous act, honest occupation.
Śubhakarman (शुभकर्मन्):—1. n. ein gutes Werk [Rājataraṅgiṇī 6, 85.]
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Śubhakarman (शुभकर्मन्):—2.
1) adj. edel handelnd [Mahābhārata 3, 2903] (subha ed. Calc.). [Kathāsaritsāgara 17, 133.] —
2) m. Nomen proprium eines Wesens im Gefolge Skanda's [Mahābhārata 9, 2544.]
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.
Nepali dictionary
Śubhakarma (शुभकर्म):—n. good work;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shubha, Karma.
Starts with: Shubhakarmana, Shubhakarmanirnaya.
Full-text: Shubhakarmanirnaya, Shubhakarmaprayoga, Shubhakarm, Karmakarin, Sudharma.
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