कर्म karm

Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.

How to read the transliteration

This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.

Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919On this site
cch
śśh
ṣṣh
r̥r̥i

A few reading pointers:

  • ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
  • ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
  • A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

sa · n. · m.

Earlier definition

Definition

Action (with its fruit, and implications of merit); an act, deed.
(moral) duty or obligation.
A religious observance, action or rite (as sacrifice, ablution, funeral obsequies).
Fate (as the consequence of previous acts); fortune, lot.
Result, effect.

Usual translation

  1. deed

Origin of the definition

कर्मं karmam karm (nm) deed; action; any religious action or rites; fate; object.

कर्म karm [S.], m. 1. action (with its fruit, and implications of merit); an act, deed; work, occupation; function. 2. (moral) duty or obligation. 3. a religious observance, action or rite (as sacrifice, ablution, funeral obsequies). 4. fate (as the consequence of previous acts); fortune, lot. 5. result, effect. 6. (gram.) an object; the accusative case. कर्मचारी, m. an employee, worker; post-holder, staff member; obs. collector of revenue from a partic. division of a village.

Usage in the murlis

Murlis of the day (and original sakar)

4342 occurrences

In 1386 on 2386 murlis

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Avyakts

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In 771 on 1112 murlis

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Mamma

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In 93 on 122 murlis

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Created
Thursday 29 October 2020
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