Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

akaraṇa अकरण – omission; non-doing

adjective · substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

Dictionary sources

AYI dictionary substantive neuter

omission; non-doing

Derived from

  1. a अ previx — negative prefix a-; not; without
  2. karaṇa करण substantive neuter — doing; action; means; technique; tool; instrument; organ
Cappeller 1891 substantive neuter

Original text · English · substantive neuter

akaraṇa ·n. non-doing, omission.

Monier-Williams 1872 substantive neuter

Original text · English · substantive neuter

akaraṇa a-karaṇa, am, n. absence of action.

Petersburger 1855 adjective

Original text · German · adjective

akaraṇa (3. a + ka˚) adj. kunstlos, natürlich Spr. 4544.

Böhtlingk 1879 adjective · substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

Original text · German · adjective

2. akaraṇa Adj. — 1〉 nicht durch Kunst erzeugt, natürlich Spr. 4103. — 2〉 unthätig oder ohne Organe Ind. St. 9,165.

Original text · German · substantive neuter

1. akaraṇa n. das Nichtthun, Unterlassen Chr. 254,21. GAUT. 12,27. 18,32.

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2. akaraṇa auch mit keiner religiösen Handlung verbunden ĀPAST. ŚR. 4,1,3. [Nachtrag, Band 6]

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2. akaraṇa I. 6. [Nachtrag, Band 7]

Apte 1890 substantive neuter

Original text · English · substantive neuter

akaraṇaṃ [kṛ-bhāve lyuṭ na. ta.] Not doing, absence of action; akaraṇāt maṃdakaraṇaṃ śreyaḥ; cf. the English phrases “Something is better than nothing,” “Better late than never”. — ṇa a. [na. ba.] 1 Not artificial, natural. 2 Devoid of all organs, epithet of the Supreme Spirit.

Cappeller 1887 substantive neuter

Original text · German · substantive neuter

akaraṇa n. Nichtthun, Unterlassung.

Occurrences in source texts (1)

PYS 1 occurrence
PYS 3.49–51: Omniscience or Kaivalya 1 occurrence

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