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akaraṇā

akaraṇa

nt nom pl of akaraṇa (noun); nt instr sg of akaraṇa (noun); nt abl sg of akaraṇa (noun); nt voc sg of akaraṇa (noun); …

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

Etymology. na > a + √kar + aṇa; from √kar 'do, make'; Sanskrit akaraṇa (na + karaṇa) [kṛ]

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

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