The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Kata (& sometimes ka&a) [pp. of karoti] done, worked, made. Extremely rare as v. trs. in the common
meaning of E. make, Ger. machen, or Fr. faire (see the cognate kapp and jan, also uppajjati & vissajjati); its
proper sphere of application is either ethical (as p!pa', kusala', kamma': cp. ii.1 b) or in such
combinations, where its original meaning of "built, prepared, worked out" is still preserved (cp. i.1 a
nagara, and 2 a). I. As verb -- determinant (predicative). -- 1. in verbal function (Pass.) with nominal
determination "done, made" (a) in predicative (epithetic) position: Dh 17 (p!pa' me kata' evil has been
done by me), 68 (tañ ca kamma' kata'), 150 (a&&h"na' nagara' kata' a city built of bones, of the body), 173
(yassa p!pa' kata' kamma'). -- (b) in absolute (prothetic) position, often with expression of the agent in
instr. D i.84=177=M i.40=Sn p. 16 (in formula kata' karan"ya', etc., done is what had to be done, cp.
arahant ii.A.); Vin iii.72 (kata' may! kaly!*a' akata' may! p!pa'); Pv i.55 (amh!ka' kat! p(j! done to us
is homage). -- So also in composition (˚ -- ), e. g. (nah!pakehi) ˚parikammat! the preparations (being)
finished (by the barbers) J vi.145; (tena) ˚paricaya the acquaintance made (with him) VvA 24; PvA 4;
(tattha) ˚paricayat! the acquaintance (with that spot) VvA 331; (tesa') ˚pubba done before D ii.75=A iv.17;
(kena) J vi.575; ˚matta (made) drunk Th 1, 199; (cira) ˚sa'sagga having (long) been in contact with,
familiar J iii.63 (and a˚). 2. in adj. (med -- passive) function (ka&a & kata); either passive: made, or made of;
done by= being like, consisting of; or medio -- reflexive: one who has done, having done; also "with" (i. e.
this or that action done). -- (a) in pregnant meaning: prepared, cultivated, trained, skilled; ka& -- âka&a
prepared & natural Vin i.206 (of y(sa); aka&a natural ibid., not cultivated (of soil) Vin i.48= ii.209; DA
i.78, 98; untrained J iii.57, 58. -- ˚atta selfpossessed, disciplined J vi.296; ˚indiya trained in his senses Th 1,
725; ˚ûp!sana skilled, esp. in archery M i.82; S i.62; A ii.48=iv.429; S i.99; J iv.211; Miln 352, ˚kamma
practised, skilled J v.243; of a servant S i.205 (read !se for ase), of a thief A iii.102 (cp. below ii.1 a);
˚pha*a having (i. e. with) its hood erected, of a snake J vi.166; ˚buddhi of trained mind, clever J iii.58; a˚
ibid.; ˚mallaka of made -- up teeth, an artificial back -- scratcher Vin ii.316; a˚ not artificially made, the
genuine article Vin ii.106; ˚yogga trained serviceable S i.99; a˚ useless S i.98. ˚r(pa done naturally,
spontaneously J v.317 (expld by ˚j!niya; ˚sabh!va); ˚ve*" having (i. e. with) the hair done up into a chignon
J v.431; ˚hattha (one) who has exercised his hands, dexterous, skilful, esp. in archery M i.82; S i.62, 98;
ii.266; A ii.48; J iv.211,; v.41; vi.448; Miln 353; DhA i.358; a˚ unskilled, awkward S i.98; su˚ well --
trained J v 41 (cp. ˚up!sana), ˚hatthika an artificial or toy -- elephant J vi.551. -- (b) in ordinary meaning:
made or done; ˚kamma the deed done (in a former existence) J i.167; VvA 252; PvA 10; ˚pi&&ha made of
flour (dough) PvA 16 (of a doll); ˚bh!va the performance or happening of J iii.400; Mhbv 33; ˚sanketa (one
who has made an agreement) J v.436 -- (c) with adverbial determination (su˚, du˚; cp. d(rato, puro, atta,
saya', & ii.2 c): sukata well laid out, of a road J vi.293, well built, of a cart Sn 300=304; J iv.395, well
done, i. e. good A i.102 (˚kamma -- k!rin doing good works). -- dukkata badly made, of a robe Vin iv.279
(&), badly done, i. e. evil A i.102 (˚kamma k!rin); sukata -- dukkata good & evil (˚kamm!ni deeds) D i.27=
55=S iv.351; Miln 5, 25. 3. as noun (nt.) kata' that which has been done, the deed. -- (a) absolute: J iii.26
(katassa appa&ik!raka not reciprocating the deed); v.434 (kata' anukaroti he imitates what has been done)
kat -- âkata' what has been done & left undone Vin iv.211; kat!ni akat!ni ca deeds done & not done Dh 50.
-- (b) with adv. determination (su˚, du˚): sukata' goodness (in moral sense) Sn 240; Dh 314; dukkata'
badness Vin i.76; ii.106; Dh 314; dukkatak!rin doing wrong Sn 664. II. As noun -- determinant (attributive)
in composition (var. applications & meanings). -- 1. As 1st pt. of compd: Impersonal, denoting the result or
finishing of that which is implied in the object with ref. to the act or state resulting, i. e. "so and so made or
done"; or personal, denoting the person affected by or concerned with the act. The lit. translation would be
"having become one who has done" (act.: see a), or "to whom has been done" (pass.: see b). -- (a) medio --
active. Temporal: the action being done, i. e. "after." The noun -- determinates usually bear a relation to
time, especially to meal -- times, as kat -- anna -- kicca having finished his meal D!vs i.59; ˚bhatta -- kicca
after the meal J iv.123; PvA 93; ˚purebhatta -- kicca having finished the duties of the morning DA i.45 sq.;
SnA 131 sq.; ˚p!tar!sa breakfast J i.227; DhA i.117, a˚ before br. A iv.64; ˚p!tar!sa -- bhatta id. J vi.349;
˚ânumodana after thanking (for the meal) J i.304; ˚bhatt'ânumodana after expressing satisfaction with the
meal PvA 141. In the same application: kat -- ok!sa having made its appearance, of kamma Vv 329 (cp.
VvA 113); PvA 63; ˚kamma ( -- cora) (a thief) who has just "done the deed," i. e. committed a theft J iii.34;
Vism 180 (katakamm! cor! & akata˚ thieves who have finished their "job" & those who have not); DhA
ii.38 (corehi katakamma' the job done by the th.), cp. above i.2 a; ˚k!la "done their time," deceased, of
Petas J iii.164 (pete k!lakate); PvA 29, cp. k!la; ˚c"vara after finishing his robe Vin i.255, 265;
˚paccuggamana having gone forth to meet J iii. 93. ˚pa*idh!na from the moment of his making an earnest
resolve (to become a Buddha) VvA 3; ˚pariyosita finished, ready, i. e. after the end was made VvA 250;
˚buddha -- kicca after he had done the obligations of a Buddha VvA 165, 319; DA i.2; ˚mara*a after dying,