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caritaṁ

Carita

(adj.) going, moving, being like, behaving (-˚) Ja.vi.313 ; Mil.92 (rāgac˚ = ratta); Vism.105 , Vism.114 (rāga˚, dosa˚, moha˚ etc.). (nt.) action, behaviour, living Dhp.330 (ekassa c. living alone); Pts.i.124 ; Mil.178 . See also carati 1 b , 2 b . Esp. freq. with su˚ and duc˚: good, right proper or

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What it meant — PTS Pali–English Dictionary

  1. (adj.) going, moving, being like, behaving (-˚) Ja.vi.313; Mil.92 (rāgac˚ = ratta); Vism.105, Vism.114 (rāga˚, dosa˚, moha˚ etc.).
  2. (nt.) action, behaviour, living Dhp.330 (ekassa c. living alone); Pts.i.124; Mil.178. See also carati 1b, 2b. Esp. freq. with su˚ and duc˚: good, right proper or (nt.) good action, right conduct & the opposite; e.g. sucarita Dhp.168, Dhp.231; Pv-a.12, Pv-a.71, Pv-a.120 duccarita AN.i.146; AN.ii.85, AN.ii.141; AN.iii.267, AN.iii.352; DN.iii.111 DN.iii.214; Dhp.169, Snp.665; Pv.i.9#4 (˚ṃ caritvā), etc See also kāya˚ vacī˚ mano˚ under kāya.

pp. of cāreti, see cara & carati

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Pali text and translations from SuttaCentral (Bilara), dedicated to the public domain (CC0). PTS Pali–English Dictionary entries, public domain.