one who acts, who performs an action; an administrator; a worker; one who enacts an official act of the saṅgha.

adjective noun

1. (-˚) one who does or looks after; one whose occupation is of such & such a character: āya˚; revenue-overseer, treasurer Dhp-a.i.184 sabba˚; (always with ref. to amacca, the …

…Bhāradvāja and Navakammika Bhāradvāja became lay disciples.

The Elder Piṇḍola also belonged to the Bhāradvājagotta; so did…

Navakammika Bhāradvāja

One of the Bhāradvājas. Once, when the Buddha was staying in a forest in Kosala, Navakammika, who was there seeing about…

(one) who is in charge of building work; a builder. Carpenter

who is the first to perform a particular action

…ca), Pv-a.81 (sabba-kammika amacca), Pv-a.93; and his special adviser or privy councillor, as such distinguished from the official…

…AN.i.239 sq.; and dārukammika, carpenter AN.iii.391. Var duties of a g. enum. at AN.i.229, AN.i.239
■ The wealth comfortably-living…

…Ja.i.92: Vism.94, adj. navakammika one occupied with repairs Vin.ii.15; SN.i.179; patthita˚ the desired action (i.e. sexual intercourse)…

…Ja.iv.378; Cnd.385;

• -kammika an expert in making repairs or in building, a builder (cp. vaḍḍhaki) Vin.ii.15;…

…opakammika, etc.). But it is usually a prefix representing Vedic ava. The form in o is the regular use in old Pali; there…

…DN.iii.54; Vin.i.188.

• -kammika a royal official, one employed by the king Ja.i.439 Ja.iv.169. *…

…DN.iii.54; Vin.i.188.

• -kammika a royal official, one employed by the king Ja.i.439 Ja.iv.169. *…

…Pv.iv.12#2; Sdhp.248. -kammika (amacca) (a minister) doing all work Vism.130. -kālaṃ always: see…

…(= vana C.).

• -kammika one who works in the woods Ja.iv.210 (˚purisa); Ja.v.427, Ja.v.429. *…

…(˚bhikkhu) Dhs-a.187 (ādhikammika), Dhs-a.246 (˚kulayutta); Vb-a.115, Vb-a.220, Vb-a.228 (as bhikkhu on alms-round), Vb-a.229 (as hunter),…

…ādiṃ K.).

• -kammika [cp. BSk. ādikarmaka Divy.544] a beginner Vin.iii.146; Vin.iv.100; Mil.59; Vism.241;…

…Ja.vi.281.

• -kammika a treasurer Dhp-a.i.184.
• -kusala clever in earnings Ne.20. *…