Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

cara चर – mobile; moving

adjective · substantive masculine · substantive neuter · Word type unspecified

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AYI dictionary adjective

mobile; moving

Cappeller 1891 adjective

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†cara ·a. moving, movable; as subst. an animal (opp. sthāvara); n. going, walking, being, living, doing, performing, having been formerly (--°); m. spy, secret emissary; f. carā́.

Monier-Williams 1872 adjective

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Cara, as, ī, am, moving, walking, going; loco- motive, any animal (so named as moving in contra- distinction to plants); movable, trembling, shaking, unsteady; (at the end of comp.) going, walking, wandering, being, living [cf. adhaś-cara, anta- cara, ap-c˚, upari-c˚, eka-c˚, &c.]; following; performing, practising (e. g. vrata-cara, practising vows). Sometimes cara is placed at the end of a word as an affix in the sense of ‘having been formerly,’ e. g. āḍhya-cara, one who has been rich formerly; devadatta-cara, having been formerly possessed by Devadatta; (as), m. a spy, a secret emissary or agent; a wagtail; a kind of small shell, Cypræa Moneta [cf. kaparda]; a game played with dice and men similar to backgammon; the planet Mars; a cowrie; the seventh Karaṇa in astrology; the Karaṇas collectively; the difference of time between the rising of a heavenly body at Laṅkā or Ceylon, over which the first meridian passes, and that of its rising at any particular place; a term for particular lunar mansions and for a particular number of the signs of the zodiac.

Petersburger 1855 adjective · substantive masculine · substantive neuter

Original text · German · adjective · substantive masculine

cará (von car) 1〉 adj. f. ī gaṇa pacādi zu P. 3,1,134. VOP. 26,30. a〉 beweglich; subst. das Bewegliche (das Thier im Gegens. zur Pflanze) AK. 3,2,23. AK. 3,6,5,1. H. 1454. H. an. 2,415 (= jaṅgama und cala). MED. r. 30 (= trasa und cala). VS. PRĀT. 6,28. MBH. 5,1786. sainikā yavanāścarāḥ (BURNOUF: les Y. qui forment son armée et sa suite, also = sahacara) BHĀG. P. 4,29,23. lokasya sthāvarasya carasya ca ŚVETĀŚV. UP. 3,18. bhūtāni sthāvarāṇi carāṇi ca M. 7,15. MBH. 1,1859. MBH. 13,3760. TATTVAS. 24,45. carasthirāṇi SUŚR. 2,187,20. BHĀG. P. 3,31,16. BHĀG. P. 3,32,12. BHĀG. P. 6,16,43. jagatsarvaṃ caraṃ sthāṇu M. 3,201. Gegens. dhruva BHĀG. P. 5,5,26. carāṇāmannamacarāḥ M. 5,29. MBH. 5,3670. MBH. 7,2607. MBH. 13,3708. BHAG. 13,15. BHĀG. P. 4,18,24. — b〉 am Ende eines comp. α〉 gehend, wandelnd, sich aufhaltend, lebend (an einem best. Orte, in einer best. Richtung, zu einer best. Zeit, in einer best. Weise), nachgehend P. 3,2,16. VOP. 26,46. antarikṣacarāḥ (hayāḥ) R. 3,9,10. prāṇiṣu — dharmāraṇyacareṣu ŚĀK. 106. pradakṣiṇacarā grahāḥ VARĀH. BṚH. S. 21,17. pratilomamaṇḍala˚ VARĀH. BṚH. S. 45,17. Vgl. adhaścara, anta˚, ap˚, ādāya˚, udake˚, upari˚, eka˚, kāma˚, kṣapā˚, kṣamā˚, kṣudraṃ˚, kha˚, khe˚, gagana˚, gagaṇe˚, giri˚, goṣu˚, jala˚, jale˚, divā˚, dūra˚, naktaṃ˚, niśā˚, pāra˚, bhū˚, rajani˚, rajanī˚, vana˚, vane˚, saha˚, senā˚. — β〉 übend, vollziehend: vakavrata˚ M. 4,196. — γ〉 parox. (als Suffix betrachtet) = bhūtapūrva früher gewesen P. 5,3,53. P. 5,3,54. P. 6,3,35. āḍhya˚, f. ī der früher reich gewesen ist, devadatta˚ früher im Besitz des D. gewesen Sch. VOP. 7,66. — δ〉 acara nicht gehbar, nicht wandelbar: sarvaprāṇyacare pathi HARIV. 12302. — 2〉 m. a〉 Späher, Kundschafter (vgl. cāra) AK. 2,8,1,13. AK. 3,4,18,102. H. 733. H. an. MED. M. 7,122. ābhyantarāśca bāhyāśca vyādiśyantāṃ carā nṛpa HARIV. 10316. R. 4,1,7. R. 5,29,26. R. 5,41,10. R. 6,1,20. R. 6,1,29. HIT. 92,22. VARĀH. BṚH. S. 10,10. VARĀH. BṚH. S. 16,36. — b〉 Bachstelze ŚABDAM._im_ŚKDR. — c〉 eine best. kleine Muschel, Cypraea moneta (s. kaparda) RĀJAN._im_ŚKDR. — d〉 eine Art Würfelspiel H. an. MED. — e〉 der Planet Mars MED. — Die 6te (the seventh Karana) und 7te (the Karanas collectively) Bed. bei WILSON ist wohl daraus zu erklären, dass 7 Karaṇa (s. u. 2. karaṇa 2,m) adhruva oder cara d. i. beweglich genannt werden. — 3〉 f. carī eine junge Frau H. 511.

Original text · German · substantive neuter

cara 1〉a〉 karaṇa im Gegens. zu dhruva SŪRYAS. 2,68. ˚karman im Gegens. zu dhruvakarman WEBER, Nax. 2,385. Z. 4 carāḥ BHĀG. P. 4,29,23 erklärt der Schol. durch saṃcāriṇaḥ. — b〉γ〉 na sa dṛṣṭacaro mayā bis jetzt nicht gesehen KATHĀS. 65,161. SARVADARŚANAS. 81,19. a˚ SARVADARŚANAS. 101,14. KATHĀS. 60,147. dṛṣṭacarī KATHĀS. 108,153. adṛṣṭacarā KATHĀS. 60,58. adṛṣṭacaratva SARVADARŚANAS. 25,19. — 2〉f〉 Wind, Luft BHĀG. P. 10,14,11. — g〉 nom. act. in duścara. — 4〉 f. carā́ Beweglichkeit, Lebendigkeit: uṣā̱ viśvàṃ jī̱vaṃ pràsu̱vantī̀ ca̱rāyaì ṚV. 7,77,1. — 5〉 n. Ascensionaldifferenz GOLĀDHY. 7,3. GOLĀDHY. 7,18 (Comm.). 20.

Böhtlingk 1879 adjective · substantive masculine · substantive neuter

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cara — 1〉 Adj. — a〉 beweglich; Subst. das Bewegliche d. i. das Thier (im Gegensatz zur Pflanze). — b〉 sich in Jmds Gefolge befindend. — c〉 am Ende eines [Page2-217-c] Comp. — α〉 gehend, wandelnd, sich hinbewegend, — aufhaltend, lebend (an einem best. Orte, in einer best. Richtung, zu einer best. Zeit, in einer best. Weise). — β〉 übend, vollziehend. — γ〉 früher gewesen. anālokita˚ früher nicht geschaut BĀLAR. 107,3. śikṣita˚ Chr. 140,21. aśruta˚ Chr. 188,3. f. ī und ā (?). — 2〉 m. — a〉 Späher, Kundschafter. — b〉 *Bachstelze. — c〉 *Otterköpfchen. — d〉 Wind, Luft. — e〉 *der Planet Mars. — f〉 eine Art Würfelspiel. — g〉 Nom. act. in a˚ ungangbar und in duścara. — 3〉 f. carā́ — a〉 Beweglichkeit, Lebendigkeit. — b〉 eine best. Mūrchanā S. S. S. 30. — 4〉 *f. ī eine junge Frau. — 5〉 n. Ascensionaldifferenz.

Apte 1890 adjective · substantive masculine

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cara a. (rī f.) [car-ac] 1 Moving, going, walking; grazing &c.; dharmāraṇyacareṣu prāṇiṣu Ś. 5. 9 2 Following, practising (at the end of comp.). 3 Trembling, shaking. 4 Moveable; see carācara below; Ms. 3. 201; Bg. 13. 15. 5 Animate; Ms. 5. 29; Ms. 7. 15. 6 (Used as an affix) formerly, late; āḍhyacara ‘one who was formerly rich’; so devadattacaraḥ adhyāpakacara late teacher &c. — raḥ 1 A spy. 2 A wagtail. 3 A game played with dice and men. 4 A cowrie. 5 The planet Mars. 6 (Hence) Tuesday. 7 The seventh Karaṇa in astrology. 8 The Karaṇas taken collectively. 9 The difference of time between two meridians. 10 The first, fourth, seventh, and tenth signs of the zodiac. Comp. — acara a. 1 moveable and immovable; carācarāṇāṃ bhūtānāṃ ku kṣirādhāratāṃ gataḥ Ku. 6. 67; Ku. 2. 5; Bg. 11. 43. 2 wished, desired. 3 shaking, trembling. — (raṃ) 1 the aggregate of all created things, the world; Ms. 1. 57, Ms. 1. 63; Ms. 3. 75; Bg. 11. 7; Bg. 9. 10. 2 the sky, the atmosphere. 3 heaven. — (rī) a young woman. — dravyaṃ moveables, goods and chattels. — puṣṭaḥ a mediator. — bhaṃ, -bhavanaṃ a varying sign of the zodiac; i. e. the first, fourth, seventh and tenth. — mūrtiḥ f. an idol which is carried about in procession.

Cappeller 1887 Word type unspecified

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cara sich regend, beweglich (opp. sthāvara), Tier (opp. Pflanze); gehend, wandelnd nach, lebend in, ausübend, vollziehend (—˚) m. Späher; f. carā́ Beweglichkeit.

Burnouf 1866 adjective

Original text · French · adjective

cara cara a. [f. ā et ī] (car) qui va, qui se meut; mobile; agissant. Au fig. instable; inconstant. — S. m. espion, émissaire, éclaireur. Sorte de jeu de tric-trac. La planète de Mars. Hochequeue, oiseau. — S. f. carī jeune femme. [Page240-2] caraka m. (sfx. ka) espion, émissaire. Disciple voyageur [nom d'une des écoles du Yajus noir]. caraṭa m. hochequeue, oiseau. caraṇa n. action d'aller, de marcher, d'errer à l'aventure; action de manger. Exercice d'un emploi [par ex. prêtrise, magistrature, apostolat, etc.]. — S. m. pied; au fig. le pied d'un arbre. Lignée, famille, descendance. Une portion des Vedas, cf. caraka. caraṇagranthi f. articulation du pied avec la jambe, coude-pied. caraṇāyudha m. (āyudha) coq [au pied armé]. caraṇyāmi (dénom. de caraṇa) aller.

Occurrences in source texts (9)

DYS 2 occurrences
DYS 79–83: Power and Bhūcarasiddhi 2 occurrences

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HP 2 occurrences
HP 4.0*1-4.0*14: Samādhi and Laya 1 occurrence

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HP 4.11*15-4.11*28: Space and Laya 1 occurrence

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SiSa 4 occurrences
SiSa 1.32-1.34: Selbst als Ursprung 1 occurrence

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SiSa 1.45-1.50: Rückkehr zum Bewusstsein 1 occurrence

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SiSa 1.71-1.81: Avidyā und Elemente 1 occurrence

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SiSa 3.41-3.48: Atemkraft und Hindernisse 1 occurrence

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SVU 1 occurrence
SVU 3.13-3.18: In the Heart and in the World 1 occurrence

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