karma
/ˈkɑːmə/noun
उच्चारण कार्म
कर्म
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(in Hinduism and Buddhism) the total effect of a person's actions, believed to decide what will happen to them in the future
कर्म
- good karma
- Many people believe that kind deeds earn good karma for the next life.
- Many believe that the karma of this life shapes the next.
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- She says that helping others is good karma.
- In some traditions, bad karma is said to come back to the one who causes harm.
Synonyms fate destiny deeds consequence
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
karma (uncountable noun)
Karma is uncountable, with no plural. It takes a singular verb.
'Karma' uncountable है और इसका plural नहीं होता। इसके साथ singular verb आती है।
- Good karma brings good results.
- Karma is an important idea in Hindu thought.
good / bad karma; the law of karma
Adjectives like good and bad describe karma. The phrase the law of karma means that actions bring their results.
Good और bad जैसे adjectives karma का वर्णन करते हैं। Law of karma का अर्थ है कि कर्मों का फल अवश्य मिलता है।
- Many people believe in the law of karma.
- He thinks that cheating will bring him bad karma.
karma (informal) = what goes around comes around
In casual English, karma is used for the idea that one's deeds will come back to affect one, usually in a humorous way.
बोलचाल की English में karma का प्रयोग इस विचार के लिए होता है कि अपने कर्मों का फल लौटकर आता है, प्रायः हास्य में।
- He laughed at others and then failed himself; that's karma.
karma + noun
Karma before a noun names a teaching or a person's practice.
Noun से पहले 'karma' किसी शिक्षा या व्यक्ति के अभ्यास को बताता है।
- The karma yoga of the Gita teaches selfless action.
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adjective + karma
goodbadpastnegativepositivecollective
- She believes that her kind deeds will bring good karma.
verb + karma
believe inaccumulatepay forearncreatewash away
- He believes he is paying for his past karma.
karma + noun
yogatheorylawcycledebt
- The Gita explains karma yoga to Arjuna.
phrase with karma
law of karmakarma and rebirthinstant karmakarma catches up
- Many believe that instant karma punishes the dishonest.
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- In Hinduism, karma means the total effect of a person's actions on their future.
हिंदू धर्म में कर्म का अर्थ किसी व्यक्ति के कार्यों का उसके भविष्य पर कुल प्रभाव है।
- Radhika's grandmother often says, do your duty and leave the result to karma.
राधिका की दादी प्रायः कहती हैं कि अपना कर्तव्य करो और परिणाम कर्म पर छोड़ दो।
- Buddhism also teaches that karma shapes the cycle of birth and rebirth.
बौद्ध धर्म भी सिखाता है कि कर्म जन्म और पुनर्जन्म के चक्र को आकार देता है।
- The shopkeeper who cheated his customers lost his business, and some called it karma.
जिस दुकानदार ने ग्राहकों को ठगा, उसका धंधा बंद हो गया, और कुछ लोगों ने इसे कर्म का फल कहा।
- She volunteers at the hospital because she believes in good karma.
वह अस्पताल में स्वयंसेवा करती है, क्योंकि वह अच्छे कर्म में विश्वास करती है।
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✗ He has done many bad karmas.
✓ He has done many bad deeds.
Karma is uncountable; for individual actions, use deeds or actions.
'Karma' uncountable है; अलग-अलग कार्यों के लिए deeds या actions का प्रयोग करें।
✗ Karma are the result of our actions.
✓ Karma is the result of our actions.
Karma is singular and needs a singular verb.
'Karma' singular है और singular verb लेता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
§Grammar and usage
Usage: karma is a Sanskrit word used in English; GK: the Bhagavad Gita teaches karma yoga (selfless action).
प्रयोग में karma English में प्रयुक्त संस्कृत शब्द है; GK में भगवद्गीता कर्मयोग (निःस्वार्थ कर्म) सिखाती है।