The corpus record — Pali

caraṇaṁ

Caraṇa

neuter walking about grazing, feeding Vv-a.308 (˚ṭṭhāna). the foot Vin.iv.212 ; Ja.v.431 . acting, behaviour, good conduct, freq. in combination with vijjā, e.g. AN.ii.163 AN.v.327 ; Dhp.144 ; Vism.202 (in detail); Pv-a.1 , etc. DN.iii.97 , DN.iii.156 ; Snp.410 , Snp.462 , Snp.536 ; Mil.24 . sampann

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Where it lives

Digha Nikaya 4 · 0.28/10k

What it meant — PTS Pali–English Dictionary

1. Caraṇa

neuter

walking about grazing, feeding Vv-a.308 (˚ṭṭhāna).
the foot Vin.iv.212; Ja.v.431.
acting, behaviour, good conduct, freq. in combination with vijjā, e.g. AN.ii.163 AN.v.327; Dhp.144; Vism.202 (in detail); Pv-a.1, etc. DN.iii.97, DN.iii.156; Snp.410, Snp.462, Snp.536; Mil.24. sampannacaraṇa (adj.) accomplished in right behaviour SN.i.153 SN.i.166; Snp.1126; Pv.ii.13#8
■ Cp. sañ˚.

of a deer, called pañca-hattha “having 5 hands,” i.e. the mouth and the 4 feet

2. Cāraṇa

adjective = cāraka Snp.162 (saṃsuddha˚).

In the wild

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