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In Hinduism

Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstra

1) Cārī (चारी) refers to a “dance step”, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 11. The simultaneous movement of the feet (pāda), shanks (jaṅghā) and the hip (ūru) is called a cārī. According to Nāṭyaśāstra 10.52, “For in the movement of feet are included all the movements of shanks and thighs.”

There are on total thirty-two cārīs defined, of which sixteen classified as earthly (bhaumī):

1. samapādā,
2. sthitāvartā,
3. śakaṭāsyā,
4. adhyardhikā,
5. cāṣagati,
6. vicyavā,
7. eḍakākrīḍitā,
8. baddhā,
9. ūrūdvṛttā,
10. aḍḍitā,
11. utsyanditā,
12. janitā,
13. syanditā,
14. apasyanditā,
15. samotsaritamatalli,
16. matalli.

And sixteen cārīs are classified as aerial (ākāśikī):

1. atikrāntā,
2. apakrāntā,
3. pārśvakrāntā,
4. ūrdhvajānu,
5. sūcī,
6. nūpurapādika,
7. dolapādā,
8. ākṣiptā,
9. āviddhā,
10. udvṛttā,
11. vidyudbhrāntā,
12. alātā,
13. bhujaṅgatrasitā,
14. hariṇaplutā,
15. daṇḍā,
16. bhramarī.

These are divided within four different classes:

1. cārī (movement with a single foot),
2. karaṇa (two feet moving together),
3. khaṇḍa (combination of three karaṇas),
4. maṇḍala (combination of three or four khaṇḍas).

2) Cārī also refers to one of the ten practices performed after the removal of the stage curtain, according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 5. Accordingly, “The cārī is so called because it consists of movements depicting the Erotic Sentiment (śṛṅgāra).”.

Performing the cārī preliminary pleases Umā. According to Nāṭyaśāstra 5.57-58, “The performance of the Preliminaries which means worshipping (pūjā) the gods (devas), is praised by them (i.e. gods) and is conducive to duty, fame and long life. And this performance whether with or without songs, is meant for pleasing the Daityas and the Dānavas as well as the gods.”

Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (natya)

Cārī (चारी) refers to the “delicate movements of limbs”, according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—Cārī makes a dance performance more elegant and attractive. On the other hand when the movements are forceful, then these are called as mahācārī. The Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa does not talk about the types of cārī. But according to the Nāṭyaśāstra, there are thirty two kinds of earthly cārīs and sixteen kinds of aerial cārīs. Again the Abhinayadarpaṇa accepts eight klinds of cārī. The names and definitions of cārīs in both of these works are totally different and do not have any similarity.

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Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions

Cārin (चारिन्) refers to “one who walks (the path of the wind)” [?], according to the Guhyasūtra chapter 3.—Accordingly, “[...] [Using the mantra] ‘oṃ namo vāyupathacāriṇe amitagatiparākramāya vimale kulu kulu svāhā’, [and taking] arsenic, gold [and?] a mineral, …, ground up with pig fat/marrow, over which one has recited [the navātman] 1000 times, he should smear [the mixture] on his feet/legs, while once again reciting the navātman: he will travel 200 yojanās unwearied!”.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Cārin (चारिन्) (Cf. Cāriṇī) refers to “one who moves”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “Camuṇḍā (the sixth Mother) moves without motion (acāra-cāriṇī) and, mounted on the path of movement and rest, she resides in the end of the End of the Sixteen. Carcikā resides there”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Cārin (चारिन्) refers to “those (Gaṇas) belonging to a particular world”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.40 (“The Marriage Procession of Śiva”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “[...] The leaders were as refulgent as Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Indra, Aṇimā and other Energies. They were as brilliant and lustrous as crores of suns. O sage, some of them belonged to this terrestrial world (pṛthivī-cārin), some came through nether worlds (pātāla-cārin), some came through the sky and some came through seven heavens. Of what avail is this talk? O celestial sage, Śiva’s own Gaṇas living in all the worlds came and joined the procession of Śiva, with pleasure. [...]”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

In Buddhism

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

Probably the name of a celestial musician, or, perhaps, of a musical instrument. VvA.94; but see note on p.372, also p.211, where Cari is omitted from the list.

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Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: academia.edu: Rare Sanskrit Words from the Commentary on the Bṛhat-kalpa-bhāṣya

Cārī (चारी) refers to “grass” or “fodder”.—In his publication for the Journal of Jaina Studies, Yutaka Kawasaki collected in a non-definite list several rare Sanskrit words (e.g., cārī) from Malayagiri’s and Kṣemakīrti’s commentaries on the Bṛhatkalpabhāṣya: a 6th century commentary on monastic discipline authored by Svetambara Jain exegete Saṅghadāsa.—(Cf. Hindi Cārā)

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Carī.—(EI 33), pasture land; same as carī-kṣetra. (EI 21), grazing tax; grazing land. Cf. cārī. Note: carī is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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Cārī.—(LP), Gujarātī cāro, grass; probably, pasture land; cf. carī. (CII 4), grazing tax. Note: cārī is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Cari in Peru is the name of a plant defined with Ipomoea batatas in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Convolvulus batata Vell. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Systema Vegetabilium, ed. 14 (1784)
· Nomenclator Botanicus (1840)
· Botanical Magazine, or ‘Flower-Garden Displayed’
· Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève (1838)
· Fl. South. U.S. (1860)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1987)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Cari, for example health benefits, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, side effects, extract dosage, chemical composition, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

cari : (aor. of carati) walked or roamed about; behaved. || cārī (adj.), (in cpds.) acting; practising; living; behaving.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Cārin, (only —°) (adj.) walking, living, experiencing; behaving, acting, practising. (a) lit. asaṅga° S. I, 199; akāla° Sn. 386; ambu° Sn. 62; vihaṅgapatha° Sdhp. 241; sapadāna° M. I, 30; Sn. 65; pariyanta° Sn. 904. ‹-› (b) fig. anudhamma° Sn. 69; āgu° A. II, 240; A. III, 163; dhamma° Miln. 19; brahma° Sn. 695; manāpa° Vv 31⁴; yata° Sn. 971; sama° Miln. 19. See all s. v. & cp. caṭu. (Page 265)

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Cārī refers to: Pv III, 6¹⁴. (Page 265)

Note: cārī is a Pali compound consisting of the words cāru and ī.

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

Carī (चरी).—f R (Dim. of cara) A small ditch, trench, gutter, or channel. 2 A cord made by rubbing yarn or strands together in the hand.

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cārī (चारी).—a masc (S) That goes or moves. In comp. Ex. pāda-ākāśa-jala-aśva-grāma-vana-cārī.

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cārī (चारी).—f The inclined plane of a draw-well.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

Carī (चरी).—f A small ditch, trench, gutter, or channel.

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cārī (चारी).—f The inclined plain of a draw- well. a That moves.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Cari (चरि).—[car-in] An animal.

Derivable forms: cariḥ (चरिः).

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Cārī (चारी).—f. Wandering; जातपक्षा यदा ते च गताश्चारीमितस्ततः (jātapakṣā yadā te ca gatāścārīmitastataḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.262.5.

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Cārin (चारिन्).—a. (At the end of comp.)

1) Walking, going, moving, being, living; पाद°, मृग° (pāda°, mṛga°); संभ्रमाय निशि गूढचारिणम् (saṃbhramāya niśi gūḍhacāriṇam) R.; परद्रव्यगृहाणां च प्रच्छका गृढचारिणः (paradravyagṛhāṇāṃ ca pracchakā gṛḍhacāriṇaḥ) Y.2.268.

2) Acting proceeding, doing; पतिमन्यं वृतवती किमर्थं दुष्टचारिणी (patimanyaṃ vṛtavatī kimarthaṃ duṣṭacāriṇī) Rām. 7.56.23.

3) Living or feeding on. -m. A foot-soldier.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Cari (चरि).—or carī (ī chiefly or wholly m.c.), f. (not recorded in MIndic; = Sanskrit caryā, Pali cariyā, both also in [Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit], see s.vv.; compare § 3.115), course of conduct, regular system of action (especially religious); particularly with reference to the programmatic course of a Bodhisattva, leading to enlighten- ment; (on its four aspects or stages see s.v. caryā;) these forms chiefly, but not exclusively, in verse; see also cāri, cārikā; in prose the usual expression is (Bodhi- sattva-)caryā, e.g. Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 7.1; 65.5; Lalitavistara 90.10; Gaṇḍavyūha 58.9; but even in prose note (bo) dhisattva-cari-niṣpanda- Lalitavistara 5.1 (all mss., only Calcutta (see LV.) °carita°), and compare Bhadracari-vidhi- pūrvakaṃ Śikṣāsamuccaya 139.13 (prose; the bhadra-cari is the bodhisattva-cari; the work of this name is elsewhere called Bhadra-caryā in the prose of Śikṣāsamuccaya, 290.8; 291.9; 297.1); in Bhadracarī itself the form is Bhadracari wherever meter does not require ī, as in the [compound] °cari-praṇidhāna 2, 49, 54, 61, where in the seam of the [compound] the consonant cluster makes the preceding syllable long; compare also the acc. sg. °cariṃ (not °carīṃ) 17, 22, 26, 51, 62; Watanabe wrongly regards the title as primarily °carī. (All remaining citations in this article are from verses.) caryā may be used even in verses, where meter is indifferent (so Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 67.13) or requires long first syllable (Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 68.6), tho in the latter case cāri (°ī) and cārikā, qq.v., are also found; nearly all the cases here cited refer to the religious course leading to enlightenment, to Buddhahood or Bodhisattvahood, but occasionally the term is applied to any or all human courses of action, including such as are disapproved; iya bāla-carī, this foolish (or childish) course Lalitavistara 174.9, 11 (verse); jāniya te cariṃ ca Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 45.3, knowing them (all the creatures of the world) and their (various) course(s) of action; cariṃ- cariṃ jāniya nityakālaṃ vadāmi sattvāna tathā-tathāhaṃ Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 326.11, knowing the various modes of conduct (of beings) always, I speak to creatures in this or that way (Kashgar recension, Thomas ap. Hoernle [Manuscript Remains of Buddhist literature found in Eastern Turkestan] 133.1, cari acari, metrically impossible, and uninterpretable; Thomas the moving and not-moving [of living beings], which seems unacceptable); jagataḥ prajānase yā carir yatha ca karmasaṃbhavaḥ Rāṣṭrapālaparipṛcchā 6.1; otherwise, referring to the course of Bodhisattvas, also called the true (bhūta), subtle (sūkṣma), pure (viśud- dha), supreme (uttama) course, the course of (leading to) enlightenment (bodhi-), of morality (śīla-), or other similar epithets; also duṣkara-, referring to Śākyamuni's tempo- rary experiment with severe austerities; often former, ancient (pūrva, purima) with allusion to the length of it thru many past births; frequently a form of the cognate verb car (also ā-car) is used with it: sūkṣmāṃ cariṃ Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 12.7; te (sc. of the Buddha) ātmana yādṛśī carī 63.13; bhūtāṃ cariṃ 64.2 (but in adjoining prose, 64.13, 65.5, caryā); 127.10; 193.6; yathā carī mahya sutena cīrṇa 203.4; smara cari purimāṃ Lalitavistara 161.21; yām evā varacari (acc.) caritas tvaṃ tām evā cari vibhaja jagasya 164.16; purimāṃ praṇidhāna-carīṃ 175.14; tāṃ pūrvacarīm [Page226-a+ 71] anusmarā 178.5; pūrvacariṃ carantaḥ 219.13; ṣaḍvarṣāṇi caritva duṣkaracariṃ 276.1; bodhicari sarva (n. sg.) 341.2; svacarī viśuddhacari pāragatā 360.3; nigadottamāṃ cariṃ Rāṣṭrapālaparipṛcchā 9.6; uttamacariṃ prakāśaya 9.14; cari buddha- sutānāṃ Śikṣāsamuccaya 2.16; cariṣyāmy amitāṃ cariṃ 13.19; cari (acc.) samanta-bhadrāṃ Gaṇḍavyūha 57.17—18; purimacariṃ pari- śuddha ācaritvā Sukhāvatīvyūha 23.14; śīlacariṃ Bhadracarī 17; bodhi- cariṃ 22, 26, 28.

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Carī (चरी).—see cari.

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Cāri (चारि).—(m.c. for cari, q.v.), conduct, in [bahuvrīhi] cpds.: sugatasya putrān…śāntapraśāntacārīn Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 12.14 (verse), …of calm, peaceful conduct; paripūrṇacārī (n. pl. m.) ca bhavanti tatra śīlena te prasthita agrabodhim Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 13.4 (verse), having fulfilled the (religious) course of action (that leads to enlightenment).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Cari (चरि).—m.

(-riḥ) An animal in general. E. cara locomotive, and i Unadi aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Cārin (चारिन्).—i. e. car + in, I. adj., f. iṇī. 1. Moveable, Mahābhārata 7, 372. 2. As latter part of comp. words: a. Going, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 6, 4, 9. b. Moving, [Hiḍimbavadha] 4, 4. c. Roaming, [Pañcatantra] 69, 1. [distich] Living, [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 15, 6. e. Acting, pracchanna- (vb. cad), Acting fraudulently, [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 51, 26. f. Observing, [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 53, 21. g. Feeding on, [Suśruta] 1, 208, 12. Ii. m. A foot-soldier, Mahābhārata 6, 3545.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Cārin (चारिन्).—[adjective] movable, moving, going in, on, or to, living in or upon, acting like, doing, performing (—°); [masculine] foot-soldier, spy.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Carī (चरी):—[from cara > car] f. a young woman (cf. caraṭi), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] = digambaraprasiddhā [gana] gaurādi

3) [v.s. ...] also ifc. See anuand sahacarī.

4) Cari (चरि):—[from car] a m. an animal, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) [v.s. ...] Name of a man, [Pravara texts i, 1.]

6) [from carācara] b etc. See, [ib.]

7) Cārī (चारी):—[from cāra] f. a particular step (in dancing)

8) [v.s. ...] a trap, snare, [Hemacandra’s Pariśiṣṭaparvan i, 353.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Cārin (चारिन्):—[from cāra] mfn. moving, [Mahābhārata vii, 372]

2) [v.s. ...] ifc. moving, walking or wandering about, living, being (e.g. ambu-, eka-, kha-, giri-, etc., qq.vv.; nimeṣāntara-, ‘going in an instant’ [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa 9139])

3) [v.s. ...] acting, proceeding, doing, practising (e.g. dharma-, bahu-, brahma-, etc., qq.vv.), [Mahābhārata xiv, 759; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.

4) [v.s. ...] living on [Suśruta]

5) [v.s. ...] ‘coming near’, resembling See padma-cāriṇī

6) [v.s. ...] m. a foot-soldier, [Mahābhārata vi, 3545]

7) [v.s. ...] a spy, [Āpastamba-dharma-sūtra]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Cari (चरि):—(riḥ) 2. m. An animal.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Cari (चरि) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Cari, Cāri, Cārī.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Cārin (चारिन्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Cāri.

[Sanskrit to German]

Carin in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Carī (चरी) [Also spelled chari]:—(nf) green plants used for cattle-fodder; graziery.

2) Cārī (चारी) [Also spelled chari]:——used as a suffix meaning 'faring', 'going' (e.g. [samudracārī] seafaring); (nf) a dance posture, gesture.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Cari (चरि) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Cari.

2) Cāri (चारि) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Cāri.

3) Cāri (चारि) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Cārin.

4) Cārī (चारी) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Cārī.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Cari (ಚರಿ):—

1) [noun] an adhesive substance, as glue; an adhesive.

2) [noun] a solid mass of no special shape or made look like a ball; a lump.

3) [noun] anything that acts as organic catalyst in the fermentation (as of the dough for iḍli, dōse, etc.).

4) [noun] the juice or sap of anything.

5) [noun] a soft food made of cereal or meal boiled in water to which buttermilk is added.

6) [noun] (fig.) the state of being associated, joined, firmly or homogenously.

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Cari (ಚರಿ):—[noun] a female friend or maid servant.

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Cari (ಚರಿ):—[noun] a thick, strong cord made of intertwisted strands of fibre.

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Cāri (ಚಾರಿ):—

1) [noun] any of the pieces used as pawns in the game of dice or a chessman used in chess.

2) [noun] a kind of dye.

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Cāri (ಚಾರಿ):—

1) [noun] the act or an instance of going, moving, wandering.

2) [noun] transactions of business; dealings; the manner one deals in one’s business.

3) [noun] a shackle or manacle that restricts a captured person’s movements.

4) [noun] cheapness (of a commodity).

5) [noun] any of several movements on the floor (as with the feet) or in air (as of hands) in dancing.

6) [noun] an advancement strategically made towards one’s opponent in a war.

7) [noun] a particular manner or mode of playing a musical instrument.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Cari (சரி) [carital] 4 intransitive verb probably from sar of śṛ. [K. sari.]

1. To slip away, slide down; நழுவுதல். சரிந்த துகில் [nazhuvuthal. sarintha thugil] (திருவிசை. கரு. [thiruvisai. karu.] 5, 10).

2. To roll down, tumble down, stumble and fall down from a height; கீழே விழுதல். சரிந்த பூவுள [kizhe vizhuthal. sarintha puvula] (கம்பராமாயணம் அயோத். மந்திரப். [kambaramayanam ayoth. manthirap.] 56).

3. To be upset; குலைதல். சாடிய வேள்வி சரிந்திட [kulaithal. sadiya velvi sarinthida] (திருவாசகம் [thiruvasagam] 14, 5).

4. To give way, yield; to be defeated, as an army; பின்னிடுதல். நேர்சரிந்தான் கொடிக்கவி கோழி கொண்டான் [pinniduthal. nersarinthan kodikkavi kozhi kondan] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் திருவாய்மொழி [nalayira thivyappirapandam thiruvaymozhi] 7, 4, 8).

5. To die; சாதல். [sathal.]

6. To lean, incline; to fall to one side, decline, as a heavenly body; சாய்தல். [saythal.]

7. To be aslant, to slope; சரிவாயிருத்தல். [sarivayiruthal.]

8. cf. car. To flock to a place; to go in crowds; கூட்டமாய்ச் செல்லுதல். அங்கே சனங்கள் சரிகிறார் கள். [kuttamays selluthal. ange sanangal sarigirar kal.]

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Cari (சரி) [carittal] 11 transitive verb Causative of சரி¹-. [sari¹-.]

1. To cause to slip or roll, to topple, to pour down; சரிந்து விழச்செய்தல். [sarinthu vizhacheythal.]

2. To cut off, as the head; வெட்டித்தள்ளுதல். தலையைச்சரித்து [vettithalluthal. thalaiyaicharithu] (ஈடு-முப்பத்தாறுயிரப்படி [idu-muppatharuyirappadi], 1, 6, 7).

3. To slant, incline; ஒருபக்கஞ் சாயச் செய்தல். [orupakkagn sayas seythal.]

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Cari (சரி) [carittal] 11 verb < car. intransitive

1. To move about; சஞ்சரித்தல். பரிதொறுஞ் சரித்தான் [sancharithal. parithorugn sarithan] (கம்பராமாயணம் சம்புமா. [kambaramayanam sambuma.] 33).

2. To live, dwell; வசித்தல். காடுகளிற் சரித்தும் [vasithal. kadugalir sarithum] (சிவஞானசித்தியார் சுபக்ஷம் [sivagnanasithiyar supagsham] 10, 5). — transitive to practise; மேற்கொண்டொழுகுதல். ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [merkondozhuguthal. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]

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Cari (சரி) [carittal] 11 intransitive verb < jṛ. To digest, to be digested; சீரணித்தல். [siranithal.]

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Cari (சரி) noun < சரி¹-. [sari¹-.]

1. [Telugu: tcari.] Declivity, slope of a mountain; மலைச்சாரல். சிங்கம் வேட்டந் திரிசரிவாய் [malaicharal. singam vettan thirisarivay] (திருக்கோவையார் [thirukkovaiyar] 156).

2. Way, road; வழி. பெருமலைக ளிடைச்சரியிற் பெரும் பன்றி புனமேய்ந்து [vazhi. perumalaiga lidaichariyir perum panri punameynthu] (பெரியபுராணம் கண்ணப்ப. [periyapuranam kannappa.] 142).

3. Crowd, flock; கூட்டம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [kuttam. (pingalagandu)]

4. A kind of bracelet; வளைவகை. சரியின் முன்கை நன்மாதர் [valaivagai. sariyin munkai nanmathar] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 118, 3).

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Cari (சரி) noun < caryā. Conduct; நடத்தை. அவனுடைய சரி நன்றாயில்லை. [nadathai. avanudaiya sari nanrayillai.] Colloq.

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Cari (சரி) noun < Pkt. sari < sadṛśa.

1. Similarity; ஒப்பு. மதித்தழும்புக்குச் சரி [oppu. mathithazhumbukkus sari] (குமரகுருபரசுவாமிகள் சிவகாமி. இரட். [kumaraguruparasuvamigal sivagami. irad.] 16).

2. Suitability, agreement, exactness; பொருத்தம். [porutham.]

3. Rightness, propriety, regularity; ஒழுங்கு. [ozhungu.]

4. Equal measure or quantity; சரியளவு. சொன்னஞ் சரிகூட்டி [sariyalavu. sonnagn sarigutti] (பணவிடுதூது [panaviduthuthu] 232).

5. A term of approbation meaning 'yes', 'right'; சம்மதிக்குறிப்பு. [sammathikkurippu.]

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Cāri (சாரி) noun < cārī.

1. Circular movement, wheeling, as of soldiers, horses or chariots in fighting; வட்டமாயோடுகை. திரிந்தார் நெடுஞ் சாரி [vattamayodugai. thirinthar nedugn sari] (கம்பராமாயணம் வாலிவ. [kambaramayanam valiva.] 37).

2. Movement, course; நடை. [nadai.] (W.)

3. cf. U. savāri. Ride, drive; வாகனமீது செல்லுகை. [vaganamithu sellugai.] (W.)

4. Stroll, walk; உலாவுகை. [ulavugai.] (W.)

5. Company, swarm, as of ants; கூட்டம். எறும்பு சாரிசாரியாய்ப் போகி றது. [kuttam. erumbu sarisariyayp pogi rathu.] Colloq.

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Cāri (சாரி) noun A musical instrument; இசைக்கருவிவகை. கரடிகை பீலிசாரி [isaikkaruvivagai. karadigai pilisari] (கந்தபு. திருக்கல். [kanthapu. thirukkal.] 6).

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Cāri (சாரி) noun < śārī. Dice; சூதசங்கிதைாடுகாய். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [suthadugay. (pingalagandu)]

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Cāri (சாரி) noun < சார்-. [sar-.] Side, wing, row or series; பக்கம். அவன் வீடு வடசாரியில் இருக்கிறது. [pakkam. avan vidu vadasariyil irukkirathu.] Colloq.

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Cāri (சாரி) noun [Telugu: K. Travancore usage sāri.] Time, turn; தடவை. அவனுக்குப் பலசாரி சொன்னார். [thadavai. avanukkup palasari sonnar.] Tanjore usage

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Cāri (சாரி) adjectival < Urdu jārī. Free from attachment or legal seizure. See ஜாரி. [jari.]

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Cāri (சாரி) noun < Urdu sārī < śāṭī. Long piece of cotton or silk cloth worn by women; மாதர் சீலைவகை. [mathar silaivagai.]

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Cāri (சாரி) noun A mineral poison; அஞ்சன பாஷாணம். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [anchana pashanam. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

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Cāri (சாரி) [cārittal] 11 transitive verb < சரி-. [sari-.] To prostrate, fell down; கீழ்வித்தல். நெடுமரத்தாற் சாரித்தலைத் துருட்டும் [kizhvithal. nedumarathar sarithalaith thuruttum] (கம்பராமாயணம் அதிகாயன். [kambaramayanam athigayan.] 161).

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Cari (சரி) [carittal] 11 intransitive verb < car. To move; அசைதல். [asaithal.]

context information

Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Carī (चरी):—n. 1. the young of a bird; 2. a small bird; 3. female bird;

context information

Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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Starts with: Carinangra, Carinda, Caringua, Carini, Carinu.

Ends with (+166): Abhicarin, Abhisamcarin, Abhisancarin, Abhyantaracarin, Abhyudacarin, Acaracarin, Acarin, Adharmacarin, Adharmmacarin, Agucarin, Ajna-sancarin, Akasacarin, Akashasamcarin, Akashavyabhicarin, Akhandacarin, Ambaracarin, Ambucarin, Anacarin, Aniketacarin, Anishucarin.

Full-text (+877): Vicarin, Ekacarin, Vanacarin, Brahmacarin, Shari, Brahmacari, Samcarin, Sarisripa, Dushtacarin, Gudhacarin, Yatheshtacarin, Acari, Jalacarin, Hasticarin, Sahacarin, Aticarin, Antaracarin, Sabrahmacarin, Carivac, Shankhacari.

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