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Karuna 25 Karoti
Ktravi (f.) [cp. Vedic kanl^a nt. (holy) action ; Sk.
kaiiiQcl, fr. kf. As adj. karupa see under 3.] pity,
compassion. KarupJ is one of the 4 qualities of
character significant of a human being who has attained
enfranchisement of heart (ceto-vimutti) in the 4 sentiments,
viz. m:tta k.° up:kha mudita Freq. found in this
formula with °sahagatena cetasS.. The first two
qualities are complementary, and SnA 128 (on Sn 73)
explains k° as " ahita-dukkh-ipanaya-kSmaUt," the
desire of removing bane and sorrow (from one's fellowmen),
whilst metta is expl. as " hita-sukh-fipanayakamati,"
the desire of bringing (to one's fellow-men) that
which is welfare and good. Other definitions are " paradukkhe
sati s&dhSnai) hadayakampanar) karoti ti " Bdhd
21; " sattesu k° karuijiyana karup&yitattai) karupS
cetovimutti " as expl. of avihiQsa dhJtu Vbh 87 ; paradukkhasahana-ras&
Vism 318. K°' sahatgatena cetas&
denotes the exalted state of compassion for all
beings (all that is encompassed in the sphere of one's
good influence : see cituddisa " extending over the 4,
i. e. all, directions) : D 1.251 ; iti.78, 50, 224 ; S iv.296,
322, 351; V.I 15; A 1. 183, 196; 11.129, 184; HI. 223;
v. 300, 345; J 11.129; Nd= on Sn 73; Vbh 273, 280;
Dhs 1258. The def. of karuiji at Vism 318 runs " paradukkhe
sati s&dhunai) hadaya-kampanai) karoti."
Frequently referred to as an ideal of contemplation (in
conn. w. bhlvana & jhSna), so in " karupaQ cetovimuttir)
bhaveti " S v.ii9; A 1.38; v.360 ; in k° cetovimutti
bhiviti bahuli kata, etc. D in. 248 ; A in. 291 ;
IV. 300 ; in k°-3ahagatai] saddhindriyag A 1.42 ; unspecified
S V.I3I ; A III. 185; Nett 121, 124; Ps 1.8;
k°-(-mett5 Nett 25; k° + mudita Bdhd 16 sq., 26 sq..
29 ; ananta k° paiifia as Ep. of Buddha Bdhd i ;
karunaQ durato katvS, without mercy, of the Yamaduti,
messengers of Death Sdhp 287; maha" great
compassion Ps 1.126, 133 ; -"samipatti a 'gest,' feat of
great compassion : in which Buddha is represented when
rising and surveying the world to look for beings to be
worthy of his mercy and help D n.237 ; Ps. i, 126 f.
DhA 1.26, 367; PvA 61, 195; — 3. As adj. only in
cpds. (e. g. "vica merciful speech ; neg. akaruria
merciless Mhbv 85, & ati° very merciful J iv.142) and
as adv. karunat] pitifully, piteously, mournfully, in k"
paridevati J vi.498. 513, 551 ; Cp. ix.54 ; a'^o '" abl.
karu|>a J VI. 466. —See also karuniia.
-idhimutta intent upon compassion D 11.241, 242 ;
-Anuvattin following the dictates of mercy DSvs 111.4O
-gunaja originating in the quality of compassion Sdhp
570 : -jala water of c, shower of mercy Miln 22 ; Mhbv
16 ; -jhana meditation on pity, ecstasy of c. D 11.237-30 ;
-tthaniya worthy of c. PvA 72 ; -para one who is highest
in compassion, compassionate Sdhp 112, 345 ; -bala the
power of c. Mhvs 15, 61, 130 ; Sdhp 577 ; -brahmavihara
divine state of pity Visra 319.
-bhavana consideration
or cultivation of pity Vism 314 sq. -rasa the sweetness
of c. Mhbv 16; -vihara (a heart) in the state
of c. Vism 324 (& adj. "viharin) ; DA 1.33 ; -sagara an
ocean of mercy Mhbv 7 ; -sitala " cool with c." + hadaya,
whose heart is tempered with mercy Sdhp 33 ; DA 1. 1
Karao&rati [v. den. fr. karuria ; cp. BSk. karunayati Divy
105] to feel pity for, to have compassion on Sn 1065
("ayamina ; expl. by Nd' as anuddayamano anurakkh"
anuggai}h° anukamp") ; Vbh 273; Vism 314. Der.
°ayana compassionateness Vbh 87=273 (and ''iyitattat)
ibid).
Kunmbhaka a species of rice-plant of a ruddy colour
Miln 252 (see Mil. trsl. n.73).
Kannnhi (pi.) a class of Devas D 11.260.
KaieQU [metathesis for karieru, q. v., cp. Sk. karcnu]
f elephant, in cpd. -lotita resounding with the noise made
by elephants, of a forest Th 2, 273.
Kan^aki (f.) [fr. karepu) a female
DhA 1. 196 (V. 1. for ka^eru).
elephant J 11.343
Kami in Chllders the tree Capparis trifoliata, but see
tree or " karer " ;
Brethren, p. 363, n. 2 : musk-rose
Th I, 1062 ; Ud 31 ; J
v.405; vi.534.
Karoti* (i) i- a basin, cup, bowl, dish J 1.243; 11.363;
111.225; IV.67 ; V.289, 290. — 2. the skull (cp. kalopi.
On the form cp. Dial. 1.227 ».) J vi.592.
Karoti' (m.) a class of genii that formed one of the 5
guards of the devas against the asuras J 1.204, associated
with the nagas (cp. Divy 218; and Morris, J.P.T.S.
1893, 22). As N. of Supappas (a kind of Garuijas)
expl"" as " tesar) karoU nama panabhojanat) " by C.
on J 1.204. Kern, Toev. s. v. compares BSk. karotapa^ayah
a class of Yak$as MVastu 1.30.
Karotika [fr. karofi')] i. a bowl, basin J iv.68 ; DhA 11. 131
(sappi°). — 2. the skull J vi.592 ; where it may be a
helmet in the form of a skull.
Karotiya= karotika 2. J vi.593.
Karoti v. irreg. [Sk. karoti, *Q|}er to form, to build (or
plait, weave ? see kamma), cp. kar-man, Lith. kiirti to
build, O.Tr. cruth form ; Lat. corpus, with p- addition,
as Sk. k]-pa, k}p=krp. Derived are kalpa> kappa,
kalpate>kappeti]. Of the endless variety of forms
given by grammarians only the foil, are bona fide and
borne out by passages from our texts (when bracketed,
found in gram, works only): I. Act. i. Ind. Pres.
karomi, etc. Sn 78, 216, 512, 666=Dh 306= It 42;
Opt. kare Dh 42, 43, pi. (kareyyama) kareyyatha
Sn p. 10 1 ; or (sing.) karej-ya (freq.), kareyyisi PvA 1 1 ;
kareyya Sn 920, 923; kuriya ( = Sk. kuryat) J vi.206
Ppr. karan Dh 136, or karonto (f. karonti) Dh 16, 116.
— 2. Impf. (akara, etc.).— 3. Aor. (akai)) akarir),
etc., 3rd sing, akasi Sn 343, 537, 2nd pi. akattha Pv
i.ii«; PvA 45, 75; 3rd pi. akarir)su ; akarjsu Sn 882;
; without augment kari DhA 11.59. Prohibitive
PvA 74
ma(a)kasi Sn 339, 1068, etc. — 4. Imper. karohi
168. — 5. Fut.
Sn p. 32 ; 1062 ; karotba Sn 223 ; KhA
karissami, etc.; kassami Pv iv.i; kasai) J iv.286;
VI. 36 ; kahami (in sense of I will do, I am determined to
do, usually w. puflfiai) & kusalai) poetical only) Pv
II. 11' ; Vv 33"- ; 2nd sing, kahasi Sn 427, 428 ; Dh 154 ;
ist pi. kahama Pv iv.io".-— 6. Inf. katUQ PvA 4, 61,
Mhvs
69, 115, Kh VI. 10, etc. ; kattur) VvA 13 ; katave
35, 29 ; Vv 44" ( = katur)) ; katuye Th 2. 418. — 7. Pp.
kata, see sep. — 8. Ger. katva Sn 127, 661, 705, etc.;
katvana (poet.) Sn 89, 269, Pv i.i»; karitva see iv.
11. Med. I. Ind. pres. (kubbe, etc.) 3rd sing, kubbati
Sn 168, 811; 3rd pi. kubbanti Sn 794; or 3rd sing,
kurute Sn 94, 796, 819; It. 67; Opt. (kubbe, etc.) 2nd
pi. kubbetha Sn 702, 719, 917: It 87; or 3rd sing,
kayira Sn 728=1051 ; S 1.24; Dh 53, 117; kayiratha
(always expl. by kareyya) Dh 25, 117 ; It 13 ; Pv i.i i" ;
KhA 224 ; kubbaye Sn 943. — Ppr. (kurumana, kubbano,
karano) (a)kubbai) Sn 844, 913; (a)kubbanto
It 86 ; f . (vi)kubbanti Vv 1 1» ; (a)kubbamana Sn 777,
778, 897; (vi)kubbaraana Vv 33*. — 2. Impf. (akarir),
2nd sing, akarase, etc.) 3rd sing, akubbatha Pv 11.13";
ist pi. akaramhase J 111.26, "a DhA 1.145. — 3. Aor.
(none) — 4. Imper. (2nd sing, kurussu, 3rd sing, kurutai),
2nd pi. kunivho) 3rd sing, kurutar) ( = Sk. kurutar))
J VI. 288. — 5. Fut. (none). III. Pass. i. Ind. pres.
(kariyati, etc.) kayirati Dh 292 = Th i, 635; KhA i68;
and kirati Th 1, 14 3. Ppr. (kariyamina, kayira').
2. Fut. kariyissati Vin 1. 107. — 3. Grd. karaijiya
(q. v.), (kayya) katabba DhA 1.338. IV. Caus. 1.
(Denom. to kara) karayati = kareti, in origin, meaning
of build, construct, and fig. perform, exercise, rule,
wield (raj jar)) : karehi PvA 81 (of huts), karayissSmi
Pv 11.6* (of doll); karessag J v. 297
(do.), akarayi Pv
11.13"'; akarayui) Mhvs IV.3 ; akarcsi Mhvs 23, 85;