Sañcita
सञ्चितनपुंसकलिङ्ग (neutro) · सम् उपसर्ग (sam — completo) + चि धातु (ci — acumular) + क्त प्रत्यय
sañcita
Metaphysics
AI translationKarma accumulated from past lives
Sañcita-karma is the total stock of karma accumulated in all past lives, not yet experienced. Part of it is selected for each new life as prārabdha. Together with āgāmi (in formation) and prārabdha (in progress), it completes the triple classification. Jñāna burns sañcita and āgāmi — they can germinate no more; only prārabdha continues until exhausted, keeping the body of the jñānī until natural death.
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Vishva Vidya (2026). Sañcita (सञ्चित). Vishva Vidya — Vedanta. https://vedanta.com.br/en/glossary/sanchita
Vishva Vidya. "Sañcita (सञ्चित)." Vishva Vidya — Vedanta, January 1, 2026, https://vedanta.com.br/en/glossary/sanchita.
Vishva Vidya. "Sañcita (सञ्चित)." Vishva Vidya — Vedanta, January 1, 2026. https://vedanta.com.br/en/glossary/sanchita.
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