The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Karahi (Sk. karhi, when? kar=loc. of pron. st. *quo= Lat. cur why, Goth. hvar, E. where), only in karaha --
ci (karhi cid) at some time, generally preceded by kad!ci D i.17; ii.139; M i.177, 454; A i.179; iv.101; Miln
73, 76.
Karin
Karin (adj.) [fr. kara] "one who has a hand," an elephant (cp. hatthin) Mhvs 24, 34; 25, 68; D!vs iv.2. In
cpds. kari. -- gajjita the cry of the elephant, an elephant's trumpeting D!vs v.56; -- vara an excellent
elephant Mhbv 4, 143; D!vs iv.2.
Kariparibandha
Kari -- paribandha (adj.) [=kar"sa -- paribaddha] bound up in filth, full of filth, disgusting; Ep. of the body
Th 1, 1152. Kari here is abbrev. of kar"sa2 (see note ad loc.).
Kar"sa
Kar"sa1 (nt.) a square measure of land, being that space on which a kar"sa of seed can be sown (Tamil
kar"sa), see Rhys Davids, Ancient Coins and Measures of Ceylon, p. 18; J i.94, 212; iv.233, 276; VvA 64.
Kar"sa
Kar"sa2 (nt.) [cp. Sk. kar"+a, to ch%*atti to vomit, cp. Lat. -- cerda in m(scerda, s(cerda] refuse, filth,
excrement, dung D ii.293; J i.5; Vism 259, 358 (in detail); PvA 87, 258; KhA 59; mutta˚ urine and faeces A
i.139; Sn 835. -- magga the anus J iv.327; -- v!ca (nt.) a cesspool J iii.263 (=g(thak(pa); -- v!yin, f. ˚in"
diffusing an odour of excrement PvA 87.
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Karu*!
Karu*! (f.) [cp. Vedic karu*a nt. (holy) action; Sk. karu*!, fr. k%. As adj. karu*a see under 3.] pity,
compassion. Karu*! is one of the 4 qualities of character significant of a human being who has attained
enfranchisement of heart (ceto -- vimutti) in the 4 sentiments, viz. mett! k.˚ upekh! mudit! Freq. found in
this formula with ˚sahagatena cetas!. The first two qualities are complementary, and SnA 128 (on Sn 73)
explains k˚ as "ahita -- dukkh -- âpanaya -- k!mat!," the desire of removing bane and sorrow (from one's
fellowmen), whilst mett! is expl. as "hita -- sukh -- ûpanayak!mat!," the desire of bringing (to one's fellow
-- men) that which is welfare and good. Other definitions are "paradukkhe sati s!dh(na' hadayakampana'
karot" ti" Bdhd 21; "sattesu k˚ karu*!yan! karu*!yitatta' karu*! cetovimutti" as expl. of avihi'sa dh!tu
Vbh 87; paradukkh!sahana -- ras! Vism 318. K˚ -- sahagatena cetas! denotes the exalted state of
compassion for all beings (all that is encompassed in the sphere of one's good influence: see c!tuddisa
"extending over the 4, i. e. all, directions): D i.251; iii.78, 50, 224; S iv.296, 322, 351; v.115; A i.183, 196;
ii.129, 184; iii.225; v.300, 345; J ii.129; Nd2 on Sn 73; Vbh 273, 280; Dhs 1258. The def. of karu*! at
Vism 318 runs "paradukkhe sati s!dh(na' hadaya -- kampana' karoti." Frequently referred to as an ideal of
contemplation (in conn. w. bh!van! & jh!na), so in "karu*a' cetovimutti' bh!veti" S v.119; A i.38; v.360;
in k˚ cetovimutti bh!vit! bahul" -- kat!, etc. D iii.248; A iii.291; iv.300; in k˚ -- sahagata' saddhindriya' A
i.42; unspecified S v.131; A iii.185; Nett 121, 124; Ps i.8; k˚+mett! Nett 25; k˚+mudit! Bdhd 16 sq., 26 sq.,
29; ananta k˚ pañña as Ep. of Buddha Bdhd 1; karu*a' d(rato katv!, without mercy, of the Yamad(t!,
messengers of Death Sdhp 287; mah!˚ great compassion Ps i.126, 133; -- ˚sam!patti a 2 gest, 3 feat of great
compassion: in which Buddha is represented when rising and surveying the world to look for beings to be
worthy of his mercy and help D ii.237; Ps. 1, 126 f. DhA i.26, 367; PvA 61, 195; -- 3. As adj. only in cpds.
(e. g. ˚v!c! merciful speech; neg. akaru*a merciless Mhbv 85, & ati˚ very merciful J iv.142) and as adv.
karu*a' pitifully, piteously, mournfully, in k˚ paridevati J vi.498, 513, 551; Cp. ix.54; also in abl. karu*! J