कर्म
English meaning: action, deed, law of cause and effect
Sanskrit Definition
(संस्कृतम्)कृतानां कर्मणां फलम् यत् भविष्यति तत् कर्म।
English Definition
Action or deed, and the universal law by which actions generate corresponding consequences.
Example
“यादृशं कर्म करोति मनुष्यः तादृशं फलं लभते।”
In English: “A person reaps the fruit corresponding to the actions they perform.”
Synonyms
- क्रिया
- कृत्यम्
- कार्यम्
Antonyms / Opposites
- अकर्म
- निष्क्रियता
Literary Heritage
“मन्दः कवियशः प्रार्थी गमिष्याम्युपहास्यताम्। प्रांशुलभ्ये फले लोभादुद्बाहुरिव वामनः।।”
/Mandah kaviyashah prarthhi gamishyamyupahasytam. Pramshu-labhe phale lobhadud-bahur iva vamanah./
“Feeble-minded yet aspiring to a poet's fame, I go to be ridiculed — like a dwarf reaching for high fruit.”
“रामो विग्रहवान् धर्मः साधुः सत्यपराक्रमः”
/Ramo vigrahavan dharmah sadhuh satya-parakramah/
“Rama is righteousness incarnate — virtuous and true in valour.”
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Language information
- Language
- संस्कृतम्
- Sanskrit
- Script
- Devanagari
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
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