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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अकर्मन्akarmana.Without work, idle; inefficient.

    [न. ब]

    1. Without work, idle; inefficient.
    2. Disqualified for performing the necessary rites, wicked, degraded; अकर्मा दस्युरभि नो Rv.1.22.8.
    3. (Gram.) intransitive, generally in this sense अकर्मक. Neuter (र्म) न. त
    4. Absence of work; absence of necessary observances; neglect of essential observances; inaction; अकर्मणश्च बोद्धव्यं गहना कर्मणो गतिः Bg.4.17,18.
    5. An improper act; crime, sin.
    6. Not doing (Equivalent to अकरणम्), nonperformance; प्रतिषेधादकर्म MS.1.8.1.
    7. What should not be done; अकर्म वा कृतदूषा स्यात् । MS.12.1.1 (where शबर explains अकर्म by न वा कर्तव्या दार्शिकी वेदिः ।).
    8. Non-act, non-activity: अन्यद्धि कर्म भक्षणं प्रतिषिध्यमानम् अन्यद् अकर्म मानसः संकल्पः । ŚB. on MS.6.2.19.
    9. Not doing, violation. तदकर्मणि च दोषः MS.6.3.3. (where तदकर्मणि is explained as प्रधानातिक्रमे by शबर); अकर्मणि चाप्रत्यवायात् । MS 6.3.1.
    10. 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

    • -अन्वित

      1. Adjective
      2. unengaged, unoccupied, idle.
      3. criminal.

    • -कृत् Adjective free from action; न हि कश्चित् क्षणमपि जातु तिष्ठत्यकर्मकृत् । Bg.3.5 doing an improper act.

    • -भोगः

      1. enjoyment of freedom from the fruits of action.
      2. renunciation of self-righteousness.

    • -शील Adjective lazy, indolent.

    In the Gita2·474·183·84·174·16

    मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते संगोऽस्त्वकर्मणि ॥

    mā karmaphalaheturbhūrmā te saṅgo'stvakarmaṇi. — Thou hast a right to action, but only to action, never to its fruits; let not the fruits of thy works be thy motive, neither let there be in thee any… 2·47
    • अकर्मणिakarmaṇilocative singular of the neuter compound noun akarman (inaction)
    • अकर्मणःakarmaṇaḥablative or genitive singular of the neuter compound noun akarman (inaction)
    • अकर्मakarmanominative or accusative singular of the neuter compound noun akarman (inaction)
    Source: ApteApte entry

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. अकर्मन्akarman[a-karman] n. inaction; a. (-mán) doing nothing, idling; wicked.

    [a-karman] neuter inaction; adjective (-mán) doing nothing, idling; wicked.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अकर्मन्akarmanmfn. not working
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective not working
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective not performing good works, wicked fg-veda x, 2 2, 8
    3. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective inefficient
    4. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (in grammar) intransitive
    5. neuter gender absence of work
    6. neuter gender observances
    7. neuter gender improper work, crime.
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