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Karmanya
कर्मण्यSay it KUR-mun-yuh
- Meaning today
- Industrious, skilled in action, dutiful
- Original meaning
- "skilful in work, clever, diligent; fit for action" Monier-Williams, p. 259
- Say it
- KUR-mun-yuh
- Written
- कर्मण्य
Karmanya
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Karmanya meaning
Karmanya (कर्मण्य) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.
Skilful in work, clever, diligent; fit for action
Also used to mean: industrious, skilled in action, dutiful
Karmanya (कर्मण्य) is a Sanskrit adjective built on karman, "action, work". Monier-Williams gives it as "skilful in work, clever, diligent", citing the Ṛgveda, and also as "fit for a religious act". Name lists today render it "industrious" or "skilled in action", which matches the dictionary closely. The name is also linked with the Bhagavad Gita line karmaṇy evādhikāras te, "your right is to action alone" (2.47), although the word there is karmaṇi, a form of karman, not the adjective itself.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 259 · entry karmaṇya · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, karmaṇya, p. 259 · Bhagavad Gita 2.47
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First sound क
Mrigashira nakshatra, pada 3 · Mithun rashi
This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is का, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.