Meaning
The sum total of a person's actions, which determine the person's next incarnation in samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth.
Etymology
Origin: Sanskrit
Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्म (kárma), nom.sg. of कर्मन् (kárman, “act, action, performance”); first attested in English in 1785 in a translation of the Bhagavad Gita by Charles Wilkins.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 3 recorded puzzles: