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akaraṇaṃ

akaraṇa

nt nom sg of akaraṇa (noun); nt acc sg of akaraṇa (noun); nt voc sg of akaraṇa (noun)

1. non-doing; non-performance (of); abstention (from)

Built from

• a — prefix · not, without
  Plain negation. Cognates: English un-, Greek a(n)-.
• karaṇa — root · doing, action
  From √kṛ (make, do). Cognate with English 'create', Latin 'creare'. Here nominalized as the infinitive noun of action.

Analysis. a- (not, without) + karaṇa (doing, action): the negation of action or intentional inaction.

Etymology. a- (not) + karaṇa from √kṛ (make, do), cognate with English "create" and Latin "creare". In doctrinal usage, akaraṇa contrasts with intentional doing (kamma) and emphasizes inaction or restraint as a path.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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