अकर्मन्akarmana.Without work, idle; inefficient.
[न. ब]
- Without work, idle; inefficient.
- Disqualified for performing the necessary rites, wicked, degraded; अकर्मा दस्युरभि नो Rv.1.22.8.
- (Gram.) intransitive, generally in this sense अकर्मक. Neuter (र्म) न. त
- Absence of work; absence of necessary observances; neglect of essential observances; inaction; अकर्मणश्च बोद्धव्यं गहना कर्मणो गतिः Bg.4.17,18.
- An improper act; crime, sin.
- Not doing (Equivalent to अकरणम्), nonperformance; प्रतिषेधादकर्म MS.1.8.1.
- What should not be done; अकर्म वा कृतदूषा स्यात् । MS.12.1.1 (where शबर explains अकर्म by न वा कर्तव्या दार्शिकी वेदिः ।).
- Non-act, non-activity: अन्यद्धि कर्म भक्षणं प्रतिषिध्यमानम् अन्यद् अकर्म मानसः संकल्पः । ŚB. on MS.6.2.19.
- Not doing, violation. तदकर्मणि च दोषः MS.6.3.3. (where तदकर्मणि is explained as प्रधानातिक्रमे by शबर); अकर्मणि चाप्रत्यवायात् । MS 6.3.1.
- A wrong act, an improper act. अकर्म च दारक्रिया या आधानोत्तरकाले । ŚB. on MS.6.8.14; अकर्म चोर्ध्वमाधानात्denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied । MS.6.8.14.
Derived forms and compounds
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-अन्वित
- Adjective
- unengaged, unoccupied, idle.
- criminal.
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-कृत् Adjective free from action; न हि कश्चित् क्षणमपि जातु तिष्ठत्यकर्मकृत् । Bg.3.5 doing an improper act.
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-भोगः
- enjoyment of freedom from the fruits of action.
- renunciation of self-righteousness.
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-शील Adjective lazy, indolent.
Source: Apte