Lalitā Sahasranāma , Name 900 of 1000: नैष्कर्म्या · Naiṣkarmyā

Beyond Action

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Artha

What the name means

Nothing ties her to what she does, so deeds pass through her without leaving the residue that binds a doer to consequences.

Japa

How to chant it

ॐ नैष्कर्म्यायै नमः

oṃ naiṣkarmyāyai namaḥ

om naishkarmyayai namah

In the stotra the name is chanted as it stands, naiṣkarmyā, as part of Shloka 167. In the nāmāvalī, the form used for arcana(worship with an offering at each name), it is turned to the dative, the case of offering: “to her”. Then it is framed by oṃ before and namaḥ, “salutation”, after.

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Uccāraṇa

Saying it, syllable by syllable

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Vyākaraṇa

How the name is built

adjectivefemininenominative (prathamā)singularā-stemstem: naiṣkarmyā

Vṛddhi derivative of niṣkarman, 'inactive'; not itself a compound.

A single word rather than a compound.

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Sandarbha

In its shloka

Shloka 167Names 898–905

वीरगोष्ठीप्रिया वीरा नैष्कर्म्या नादरूपिणी ।

विज्ञानकलना कल्या विदग्धा बैन्दवासना ॥ १६७ ॥

vīragoṣṭhīpriyā vīrā naiṣkarmyā nādarūpiṇī

vijñānakalanā kalyā vidagdhā baindavāsanā

Study the whole shloka: The circle of heroes, and the point at its centre

Lipi

The name in other scripts

Simple English spelling
naishkarmyaom naishkarmyayai namah
ITRANS
naiShkarmyAOM naiShkarmyAyai namaH
Harvard-Kyoto
naiSkarmyAOM naiSkarmyAyai namaH
తెలుగుTelugu
నైష్కర్మ్యాఓం నైష్కర్మ్యాయై నమః
ಕನ್ನಡKannada
ನೈಷ್ಕರ್ಮ್ಯಾಓಂ ನೈಷ್ಕರ್ಮ್ಯಾಯೈ ನಮಃ
മലയാളംMalayalam
നൈഷ്കര്മ്യാഓം നൈഷ്കര്മ്യായൈ നമഃ
தமிழ்Tamil
நைஷ்கர்ம்யாஓம் நைஷ்கர்ம்யாயை நமஃ
ગુજરાતીGujarati
નૈષ્કર્મ્યાૐ નૈષ્કર્મ્યાયૈ નમઃ
বাংলাBengali
নৈষ্কর্ম্যাওঁ নৈষ্কর্ম্যায়ৈ নমঃ
ଓଡ଼ିଆOdia
ନୈଷ୍କର୍ମ୍ୟାଓଁ ନୈଷ୍କର୍ମ୍ୟାୟୈ ନମଃ