one who goes about or roams; a wandering ascetic.

1. = cara² (a messenger) Ja.vi.369 (attha˚); adj. walking through: sabbalokaṃ˚ Ja.v.395.
2. any animal SN.i.106; Pv-a.153 (vana˚).

(cārika) adjective wandering about, living, going, behaving, always-˚, like ākāsa˚, niketa˚, pure˚ (see pubbangama), vana˚, -f. cārikā journey, wandering esp. as cārikaṃ carati to go on alms-pilg …

(-ikā)n.

being active in a secret or low way; spying out, investigating; an informer, spy, secret agent; a robber.

attending upon, serving.

…man’s salvation“)

• -caraka
• adjective one who devotes himself to being useful to others, doing good, one who renders service to others,…

…okāsa (˚-); avacara → ocaraka; avatata; avadāta; avabhāsa; avasāna 2. The proportion in the words before us (early and later is that…

Avacaraka & ocaraka

adjective noun

1. only in cpd. kāmâvacarika as adj. to kāmâvacara, belonging to the sphere of sense experiences,…

to move about, to “live and move,” to behave, to be
imper act. cara (Ja.i.152), carā (metri causa, Ja.iii.393); imper. med. carassu (Snp.696), pl. carāmase (= exhortative, Snp.32); -ppr. caranto …

adjective = cāraka Snp.162 (saṃsuddha˚).

…p….

Mutta¹

1. released, set free, freed; as-˚ free from Snp.687 (abbhā˚ free from the stain of a cloud); Dhp.172 (id.), Dhp.382 (id.)
   ■ Dhp.344; Pv.iv.1#34; Pv-a.65 (su˚).
2. given up or …

oppression, suppression; destruction, cessation annihilation (of senses, consciousness, feeling being in general: sankhārā). Bdhgh’s explⁿ of the word is: “ni-saddo abhāvaṃ, rodha-saddo c …

Ocaraka

in special meaning of one who makes himself at home or familiar with, an investigator, informant scout, spy (ocarakā ti carapurisā C. on…

Avacaraka & ocaraka

adjective noun

1. only in cpd. kāmâvacarika as adj. to kāmâvacara, belonging to the sphere of sense experiences,…

adjective noun ready to serve, subject to ministering; a servant SN.i.144 (T. baddhacara, variant reading paṭṭha˚; trsl. “pupil”); Ja.iv.35 (read paddhacarā ’smi tuyhaṃ for T. baddha carāmi t., as poi …

adjective noun attending, serving honouring; (m.) attendant, worshipper, follower (cp BSk. paricāraka attendant Avs.i.170; Avs.ii.167] DN.i.101 DN.ii.200; Thag.475; Snp.p.218 (Nd ii.reads ˚cārika) Ja. …

adjective noun = paricāraka (servant, attendant) AN.v.263 (aggi˚ fire-worshipper); Pv.ii.6#20 (amacca minister & attendant); Thag-a.267; Snp-a.597
■ f. -carikā

1. a maid-servant, handmaiden, …

adjective accompanying, forming a retinue Ja.v.234. See also parivāra 4 and paricāraka.

parivāra + ka

Phala¹

neuter to burst, thus lit. “bursting,” i.e. ripe fruit; see phalati]

1. (lit. fruit (of trees etc.) Vv.84#14 (dumā nicca-phal’ ûpapannā not to phalu, as Kern, …

…(cp. Vv-a.315).

• -caraka a forester Snp-a.51 (in simile).
• -cetya a shrine in the wood Ja.v.255 *…

adjective

1. looking after something; watching Ja.i.364 (ghara˚).
2. investigating; (n.) a judge Mhvs.35, Mhvs.18.

fr. vicāreti