Pāli Dictionary
general
unsteady; unstable, shaky; moving, wavering, fickle
Thag 19.1
mam'eva etaṃ na hi tvaṃ paresaṃ, sannāhakāle paridevitena kiṃ, sabbaṃ idaṃ calam'iti pekkhamāno, abhinikkhamiṃ amatapadaṃ jigīsaṃ.
SN 35.93
cakkhu aniccaṃ vipariṇāmi aññathābhāvi. rūpā aniccā vipariṇāmino aññathābhāvino. itth'etaṃ dvayaṃ calañ'c'eva byathañ'ca aniccaṃ vipariṇāmi aññathābhāvi.
Part of speech
noun · masculine
Root
cal1shake; tremble
general
a shaking, shock, or sudden agitation (as in bhūmicāla, earthquake)
AN 10.72
āyasmatā ca cālena, āyasmatā ca upacālena, āyasmatā ca kukkuṭena, āyasmatā ca kaḷimbhena, āyasmatā ca nikaṭena, āyasmatā ca kaṭissahena, aññehi ca abhiññātehi abhiññātehi therehi sāvakehi saddhiṃ.
Part of speech
verb
Root
cal1shake; tremble
Synonyms
general
shakes; trembles, quakes; wavers, is agitated, unstable
Snp 3.12
nissitassa calitaṃ hotī'ti, ayam'ek'ānupassanā. anissito na calatī'ti, ayaṃ dutiy'ānupassanā.
SN 4.6
nabhaṃ phaleyya pathavī caleyya, sabbe'pi pāṇā uda santaseyyuṃ, sallam'pi ce urasi pakappayeyyuṃ, upadhīsu tāṇaṃ na karonti buddhā'ti.
Encyclopedia
4 entries
A daughter of Rūpasārī and younger sister of Sāriputta who, together with her sisters Upacālā and Sisūpacālā, joined the Order and attained Arahantship.
Chief among the laywomen supporters of the Buddha Sumana.
One of the two chief women disciples of the Buddha Phussa.
An eminent elder, son of Cālā and nephew of Sāriputta, ordained by Khadiravaniya Revata, who left the Kūṭāgārasālā when the Licchavis’ visits caused disturbance there.
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