▁other ▁therm s ▁these ▁non - harm ing ▁k arm as ▁are : ▁n ā ma ▁( body ▁determ ining ▁kar ma ), ▁ ā y u ▁( life ▁span ▁determ ining ▁kar ma ), ▁got ra ▁( status ▁determ ining ▁kar ma ) ▁and ▁ved an ī ya ▁( fe eling ▁producing ▁kar ma ) ▁respectively . ▁D ifferent ▁types ▁of ▁k arm as ▁thus ▁affect ▁the ▁soul ▁in ▁different ▁ways ▁as ▁per ▁their ▁nature . ▁Each ▁of ▁these ▁types ▁has ▁various ▁sub - types . ▁T att v ā r th as ū tra ▁generally ▁speak s ▁of ▁ 1 4 8 ▁sub - types ▁of ▁k arm as ▁in ▁all . ▁These ▁are : ▁ 5 ▁of ▁j ñ ā nav ara ṇ a , ▁ 9 ▁of ▁dar ś an av ara ṇ a , ▁ 2 ▁of ▁ved an ī ya , ▁ 2 8 ▁of ▁m oh an ī ya ▁▁ 4 ▁of ▁ ā y u ṣ ka , ▁ 9 3 ▁of ▁n ā ma , ▁ 2 ▁of ▁got ra , ▁and ▁ 5 ▁of ▁ant ar ā ya . ▁ ▁Gh ati ya ▁k arm as ▁Gh ā ti y ā ▁k arm as ▁( harm ing ▁k arm as ) ▁directly ▁affect ▁the ▁attributes ▁of ▁the ▁soul . ▁These ▁are : ▁ ▁Know ledge - ob sc uring ▁kar ma ▁( J ñ ā n ā var a ṇ ī ya ▁kar ma ) ▁– ▁These ▁k arm as ▁obsc ure ▁the