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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

नैष्कर्म्यnaiṣkarmya[naish-karm-ya] n. abandonment of action, inactivity.
[naish-karm-ya] neuter abandonment of action, inactivity.
In the Gita3·4

न कर्मणामनारम्भान्नैष्कर्म्यं पुरुषोऽश्नुते ।

na karmaṇāmanārambhānnaiṣkarmyaṁ puruṣo'śnute, — Not by abstention from works does a man enjoy actionlessness, nor by mere renunciation (of works) does he attain to his perfection (to siddhi, the… 3·4
- नैष्कर्म्यम्naiṣkarmyamaccusative singular of the neuter compound noun naiṣkarmya (actionlessness).
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

नैष्कर्म्यnaiṣkarmyan. inactivity, abstinence or exemption from acts and their consequences MBh. BhP.
1. neuter gender inactivity, abstinence or exemption from acts and their consequences MBh. BhP.
2. mf(आ)neuter gender relating to it BhP.
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नैष्कर्म्यसिद्धिnaiṣkarmyasiddhif. N. of wk., a refutation of the Mi1ma1n6sa1 मीमांसा system.

feminine Name of work, a refutation of the Mi1ma1n6sa1 मीमांसा system.

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

नैष्कर्म्यम्naiṣkarmyam1 Idleness, inactivity.
1. 1 Idleness, inactivity.
2. Exemption from acts or their consequences; न कर्मणामनारम्भान्नैष्कर्म्यं पुरुषोऽ- श्नुते Bg.3.4;18.49.
3. The salvation obtained by abstraction (as opposed to the salvation obtained by कर्ममार्ग quod vide, which see).
4. Self-knowledge (आत्मज्ञान); नैष्कर्म्यभावेन विवर्जितागमस्वयंप्रकाशाय नमस्करोमि Bhāg.8.3.16.
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