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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vikarman (विकर्मन्).—a. Acting wrongly. -n

1) An unlawful or prohibited act, an impious act; कर्मणो ह्यपि बोद्धव्यं बोद्धव्यं च विकर्मणः (karmaṇo hyapi boddhavyaṃ boddhavyaṃ ca vikarmaṇaḥ) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 4.17; Manusmṛti 9.226; Bhāgavata 11.3.43.

2) Various or divergent duty.

3) Retiring from business.

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

Vikarman (विकर्मन्).—[vi-karman], I. adj. Not acting, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 2. ed. 68, 40. Ii. n. 1. Unlawful act, [Bhagavadgītā, (ed. Schlegel.)] 4, 17. 2. Fraud. 3. Various business.

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

Vikarman (विकर्मन्).—1. [neuter] bad or prohibited action.

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Vikarman (विकर्मन्).—2. [adjective] doing no work or = seq.

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

1) Vikarman (विकर्मन्):—[=vi-karman] [from vi] 1. vi-karman n. (for 2. See vi- √kṛ) prohibited or unlawful act, fraud, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] various business or duty, [Horace H. Wilson]

3) [v.s. ...] (with vāyoḥ) Name of a Sāman, [Ārṣeya-brāhmaṇa]

4) [v.s. ...] mfn. acting wrongly or unlawfully, [Mahābhārata]

5) [v.s. ...] not acting, free from action, [ib.]

6) [=vi-karman] [from vi-karaṇa > vi-kṛ] a etc. See p. 950, col. 1.

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

Vikarman (विकर्मन्):—(rmma) 5. n. Idem.

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Vikarman 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Vi, Karma.

Starts with: Vikarmakrit, Vikarmakriya, Vikarmanirata, Vikarmastha.

Ends with: Darvikarman.

Full-text: Vikarmastha, Vikarmakrit, Vikarmakriya, Vikarmin, Vikarmanirata, Vikarmika, Vi.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Vikarman, Vi-karman; (plurals include: Vikarmans, karmans). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)

Chapter 119 - Greatness of Balātibaladaityaghnī (Bala-Atibala-daitya-ghnī) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]

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