Pāli Dictionary

caraṇa

carrootaṇasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

car1act; behave

Synonyms

pāda, gata, vatta, pada, gamana, apadāna, cāritta, kama,

general

  • foot

  • Thag 15.2

    sati ca sampajaññañ'ca, caraṇā nāgassa tepare, saddhāhattho mahānāgo, upekkhāsetadantavā.

  • going; walking about; wandering

ethics

  • behaviour; conduct; (moral) practice

  • DN 27

    khattiyo seṭṭho janetasmiṃ, ye gottapaṭisārino, vijjācaraṇasampanno, so seṭṭho devamānuse'ti.

caraṇā

approximate

carrootaṇāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

car1act; behave

general

  • wandering; moving about

cāraṇa1

approximate

carrootaṇasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

car1act; behave

general

  • the causing to move or act; direction; management

cāraṇa2

approximate

carrootaṇasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

general

  • moving about; going around; conducting one’s life (in a certain way)

  • Snp 1.9

    vijjāya c'eva sampanno, atho saṃsuddhacāraṇo, sabbassa āsavā khīṇā, n'atthi tassa punabbhavo.

cara

approximate

carrootasuffix

via inflected form carāna · dative plural / genitive plural

Part of speech

adjective

Root

car1act; behave

Synonyms

jaṅgala, jaṅgama

general

  • walking; going; roaming; moving

  • MN 106

    yā ca diṭṭhadhammikā kāmasaññā, yā ca samparāyikā kāmasaññā, ubhayam'etaṃ māradheyyaṃ, mārass'esa visayo, mārass'esa nivāpo, mārass'esa gocaro

  • Snp 4.6

    patilīnacarassa bhikkhuno, bhajamānassa vivittam'āsanaṃ, sāmaggiyam'āhu tassa taṃ, yo attānaṃ bhavane na dassaye.

  • a spy; a secret agent; a scout

  • SN 3.11

    ete, bhante, mama purisā carā ocarakā janapadaṃ ocaritvā āgacchanti. tehi paṭhamaṃ ociṇṇaṃ ahaṃ pacchā osāpayissāmi.

  • (imperative) go on!; begone!; run along!

  • SN 56.9

    micchāpaṭipanno tvam'asi, aham'asmi sammāpaṭipanno. sahitaṃ me, asahitaṃ te. purevacanīyaṃ pacchā avaca, pacchāvacanīyaṃ pure avaca. adhiciṇṇaṃ te viparāvattaṃ. āropito te vādo, cara vādappamokkhāya. niggahito'si, nibbeṭhehi vā sace pahosī'ti.

cāra1

approximate

carrootasuffix

via inflected form cārāna · genitive plural

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

car1act; behave

Synonyms

gamana, samācāra, ācāra, ākappa

ethics

  • behaviour; conduct; manner (of acting)

  • DN 22

    pāṇ'ātipātā veramaṇī, adinn'ādānā veramaṇī, kāmesumicchācārā veramaṇī, ayaṃ vuccati bhikkhave sammākamm'anto.

general

  • moving; going about; walking; a walk or journey

  • Snp 3.11

    sa piṇḍacāraṃ caritvā, van'antam'abhihāraye, upaṭṭhito rukkhamūlasmiṃ, āsan'ūpagato muni.

cāra2

approximate

via inflected form cārāna · genitive plural

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

car1act; behave

general

  • an event; affair; occasion; a gathering or party

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