caraṁ

noun adjective

1. the act of going about, walking; one who walks or lives (usually -˚): oka˚ living in water MN.i.117; Ja.vi.416; antara˚ SN.iv.173; eka˚ solitary Snp.166; saddhiṃ˚ a companion Snp.45; anattha˚ Ja.v.433 jala˚ Dāvs iv.38. See also cāreti & gocara
   ■ Instr; carasā (adv.) walking MN.i.449
   ■ cara-vāda “going about talk,” gossip, idle talk SN.iii.12; SN.v.419
   ■ sucara easy, duccara difficult Vin.iii.26.
2. one who is sent on a message, a secret emissary, a spy SN.i.79. Also as carapurisa Ja.ii.404; Ja.iv.343; Ja.vi.469; Dhp-a.i.193. Note.-cara-purāya at AN.v.133 should be changed into variant reading SS paramparāya.

from car, carati

motion, walking, going; doing, behaviour, action, process Mil.162 (+ vihāra) Dhs.8 = Dhs.85 (= vicāra); Dhs-a.167. usually -˚ (n. adj.): kāma˚ going at will Ja.iv.261; pamāda˚ a slothful life Ja.i.9; piṇḍa˚ alms-begging Snp.414, Snp.708; sabbaratti wandering all night SN.i.201; samavattha˚ AN.iii.257 See also carati i^b.

• -vihāra doing & behaving, i.e. good conduct Ja.ii.232 Dpvs. Ja.vi.38; cp. Mil.162 (above).

fr. car carati to move about