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manokammaṁ

manokamma

noun, accusative singular (manokammaṁ)

1. mental action
2. thought, intention
3. mind-made deed

Built from

• mano — root · mind
  From *men- "to think"; the organ of cognition and intention in Pali psychology.
• kamma — root · action, deed
  From √kṛ "to do, make"; encompasses volitional action and its karmic consequences.
• ṁ — ending · accusative
  Marks the object or goal of an action; here the word functions as a noun phrase identifying a type of deed.

Analysis. mano (mind) + kamma (action, deed). The compound denotes action performed by mind alone, without physical or verbal expression; in doctrinal contexts, contrasted with kāya-kamma (bodily action) and vāc-kamma (speech-action) as one of the three doors of action.

Etymology. mano- derives from Indo-European *men- (think, mind; cognates: English mind, Latin mens). kamma is from Sanskrit karman, related to the root √kṛ (do, make; cognates: English craft, Latin creare).

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

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