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Dear list members,

 

Yogaraja in his commentary on the Abhinavagupta's paramArthasAra always

writes kArmamala not karmamala for the compound I believe formed from

karman + mala . It is a Kashmir Shaivite technical term meaning the

limitation an unenlightened being has that he is the experiencer of the

fruits of his actions).

 

Also the modern writers on Kashmir Shaivism such as Jaideva Singh and D.B.

SenSharma also spell it this way as kArmamala. In the on-line Tantraloka at

the GRETIL site it is twice spelled karmamala and twice spelled kArmamala.

 

Monier-williams has karma for karman in compound. Is there any grammatical

justification to form the compound of karman + mala as kArmamala or is

kArmamala derived differently.

 

Many thanks,

Harry

 

Harry Spier

371 Brickman Rd.

Hurleyville, New York

USA 12747

 

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