Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word कर्मन्. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word कर्मन्, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say कर्मन् in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word कर्मन् you have here. The definition of the word कर्मन् will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofकर्मन्, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
According to Uṇ. iv, 144 an inner-Sanskrit derivation from the root कृ(kṛ, “to do, make, perform etc.”) + -मन्(-man). If inherited from Proto-Indo-European*kʷérmn̥, the paradigm must have been leveled from the weak stem, e.g. Proto-Indo-Iranian*čárma, *kr̥mán- > Proto-Indo-Aryan*kárma, *kárman-.
This is the deed most worthy of all honour, the fairest marvel of the Wonder-Worker,
That, nigh where heaven bends down, he made four rivers flow full with waves that carry down sweet water.
office, special duty, occupation, obligation; frequently at the end of a compound, the first member of the compound being either the person who performs the action
वणिक्कर्मन्(vaṇik-karman) — the business or occupation of a merchant, trade
or the person or thing for or towards whom the action is performed
राजकर्मन्(rāja-karman) — the business or duty of a king
पशुकर्मन्(paśu-karman) — the act of offering the victim, sacrifice
प्रीतिकर्मन्(prīti-karman) — an act of friendship or love, kind action
any religiousact or rite (as sacrifice, oblation etc., especially as originating in the hope of future recompense and as opposed to speculative religion or knowledge of spirit) (RV., AV., VS., Ragh. etc.)
(grammar) the object that it stands either in the accusative (in active construction), or in the nominative (in passive construction), or in the genitive (in connection with a noun of action); opposed to कर्तृ(kartṛ́), the subject. (Pāṇ. 1-4, 49 ff.) It is of four kinds, namely a. निर्वर्त्य(nir-vartya), when anything new is produced:
कटं करोति (kaṭaṃ karoti) — he makes a mat
पुत्रं प्रसूते (putraṃ prasūte) — she bears a son; विकार्य(vi-kārya), when change is implied either of the substance and form:
काष्ठं भस्म करोति (kāṣṭhaṃ bhasma karoti) — he reduces fuel to ashes; or of the form only e.g.
सुवर्णं कुण्डलं करोति (suvarṇaṃ kuṇḍalaṃ karoti) — he fashions gold into an ear-ring; प्राप्य(prā-pya), when any desired object is attained:
ग्रामं गच्छति (grāmaṃ gacchati) — he goes to the village
चन्द्रं पश्यति (candraṃ paśyati) — he sees the moon; अनीप्सित(an-īpsita), when an undesired object is abandoned:
पापं त्यजति (pāpaṃ tyajati) — he leaves the wicked