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caraṃ

cara

nt nom sg of cara (adj); masc acc sg of cara (adj); fem acc sg of cara (adj); nt acc sg of cara (adj); …

1. cara (adj): walking; going; roaming; living; lit. going around
2. cara (masc): spy; lit. going around
3. caranta (prp): walking; wandering around; roaming about
4. caranta (prp): living; leading one's life
5. caraṃ (prp): walking; travelling
6. cari (aor): (of cattle) grazed (in)
7. cari (aor): walked; wandered; roamed about (in)
8. cari (aor): acted; practised; performed; did
9. …

Etymology. √car + a; from √car 'move, walk'; Sanskrit cara [car]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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