Pāli Dictionary

samācāra

saṃprefixcarrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

car1act; behave

Synonyms

cāra, ācāra, ākappa

ethics

  • conduct; behaviour; activity

  • MN 39

    parisuddho no vacīsamācāro bhavissati uttāno vivaṭo na ca chiddavā saṃvuto ca

samācarati

approximate

saṃprefixāprefixcarrootasuffix

via inflected form samācara · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Root

car1act; behave

Synonyms

karoti, carati, abhisaṅkharoti, paṭipajjati, iriyati, kubbati, ācarati

general

  • behaves; acts; conducts oneself; practises

  • Kp 9

    na ca khuddaṃ samācare kiñci, yena viññū pare upavadeyyuṃ, sukhino'va khemino hontu, sabbe sattā bhavantu sukhit'attā.

  • SN 3.1

    tasmā hi paṇḍito poso, sampassaṃ attham'attano, bhujaṅ'gamaṃ pāvakañ'ca, khattiyañ'ca yasassinaṃ, bhikkhuñ'ca sīlasampannaṃ, samma'd'eva samācare'ti.

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