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paricare

paricarati

reflx pr 1st sg of paricarati (verb); reflx imp 1st sg of paricarati (verb); opt 3rd sg of paricarati (verb); opt 2nd sg of paricarati (verb); …

1. attends; looks after; tends (to); lit. walks around
2. (of fire) worships; attends (to); looks after; lit. walks around
3. enjoys; indulges; has sex with; lit. walks around
4. moves about; lit. walks around

Etymology. pari + cara + ti; from √car 'move, walk'; Sanskrit paricarati [paricar]

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

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