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Carahi 94 Cavana
acarig (S ni.29), acarisai) (Pv 111.9*), 3"* acari (Sn 344),
acari (Sn 354; Dh 326); can (J 11. 133). — pi. 3"^
acaririsu (Sn 809), acarisui) (Sn 284} ; carigsu (Sn 289),
acarug (Sn 289), acarur) (J vi.114): — inf. caritui)
(caiitu-kama J 11. 103) ; — ger. caritvS (J 1.50) & caritvana
(Sn 816); — pp. cilJ^a (q. v.) Caus. careti
( = Denom. of cara), pp. carita. 2"'' caus. carapeti (q. v.).
— See also cara, caraQa, cariya, caraka, carika, carin.
Meaning: i. Lit. (a) to move about, to walk, travel,
etc. ; almost synon. with gacchati in contrast to titthati
to stand stiU ; cp. phrase caraft va yadi va titthaij
nisinno udahu sayar) It 1 1 7 (walking, standing, sitting,
reclining; the four iriyapatha) ; care tit {he acche saye
It 120 ; titthai) carai) nisinno va sayano v5 Sn 151. —
Defined as " catuhi iriyapathehi vicarati " (i. e. more
generally appUed as " behaviour," irrespective of position)
DhA 11.36. Expl. constantly by series viharati
irijrati vattati paleti yapeti yapeti Nd' 237. — carami
loke I move about (=1 live) in the world Sn 25, 455 ;
agiho c. I lead a homeless life Sn 456, 464 ; eko c. he
keeps to himself Sn 35, 956; Dh 305, 329; sato c. he
is mindful Sn 1054, 1085 ; gocarar) gaijhanto c. to walk
about grazing (see below) J ni.275 ; gavesanto c. to
look for J 1.61. —(b) With definition of a purpose:
pifl4aya c. to go for alms (gamag to the village) Sn 386 ;
bhikkhaya c. id. J
in. 82. — With ace. (in etymol.
constr.) to undertake, set out for, undorgo, or simply to
perform, to do. Either with c. carikar) to wander
about, to travel : Vin 1.83 ; S 1.305 (applied " : walk ye
a walk ") ; Sn 92 ; Dh 326 ; PvA 14 (janapada-carikai)),
160 (pabbata-c° wandering over the mountams) ; or with
carag ; piij