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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.
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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