The corpus record — Sanskrit

caran

Spion

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Distribution

Bhagavad Gita 1 · 1.16/10k

Senses

1. cَرَ-

Spion

2. cära-

m eine Wurm-Art (Sufr)

3. cَرَ

cara mfn. ( g. pacA di ) moving, locomotive (as animals opposed to plants, or as the Karaṇa s in astrol. ), VPrāt. ; ŚvetUp. iii, 18 ; Mn. vii, 15 ; MBh. &c.

4. cَرَ

ifc. going, walking, wandering, being, living, practising ( e.g. adhaś, anta, antarikṣa, ap, ādāya, udake, &c.; cf. Pāṇ. iii, 2, 16 )

5. cāra

cāra m. (√ car) = cara, a spy, Mn. vii , ix ; MBh. i, 5604 ; R. ; Mṛcch. ; Kathās.

Attestations

caran Bhagavad Gita 2.64

Deep etymology

Authority pointers, pending review

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Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Worterbuch des Altindoarischen (EWAia) vol. 3, scan p. 215; entry #2503 Review: Under source audit

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