English Meaning of satakarma

Meaning of 'satakarma'

n (S) satakarme n pl The six duties or privileges appropriate to Brahmans; viz. procuring or vicariously conducting sacrifice, sacred study, alms-giving or gift-giving, sacrificing in and for one's own person, teaching the Vedas and Shastras, accepting suitable donations (ṃadhyayana, dana, yajana, adhyapana, pratigraha, yajana). See under senavi. 2 The six acts which may be performed through the virtue of magical texts; viz. enchanting or infatuating, killing, turning out or expelling, captivating or enthralling, suppression of any bodily faculty, and destruction generally (jarana, marana, uccatana, mohana, stambhana, vidhvaṃsana). These are taught in the Tantras. 3 The six occupations or acts allowable to a Brahman for his subsistence; viz. gleaning, accepting gifts, asking alms, agriculture, trade, tending cattle, or, according to some, lending money at interest (kanavrtti, pratigraha, yacana, or bhiksavrtti, krsi, vanijyavrtti, goraksya, vardhu- sikavrtti).

Meaning of षटकर्म

n (S) षटकर्में n pl The six duties or privileges appropriate to Bráhmans; viz. procuring or vicariously conducting sacrifice, sacred study, alms-giving or gift-giving, sacrificing in and for one's own person, teaching the Vedas and Shástras, accepting suitable donations (अध्ययन, दान, याजन, अध्यापन, प्रतिग्रह, यजन). See under शेणवी. 2 The six acts which may be performed through the virtue of magical texts; viz. enchanting or infatuating, killing, turning out or expelling, captivating or enthralling, suppression of any bodily faculty, and destruction generally (जारण, मारण, उच्चाटन, मोहन, स्तंभन, विध्वंसन). These are taught in the Tantras. 3 The six occupations or acts allowable to a Bráhman for his subsistence; viz. gleaning, accepting gifts, asking alms, agriculture, trade, tending cattle, or, according to some, lending money at interest (कणवृत्ति, प्रतिग्रह, याचना, or भिक्षावृत्ति, कृषि, वाणिज्यवृत्ति, गोरक्ष्य, वार्धु- षिकवृत्ति).

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