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caritvā
abs. (absolutive)
- having walked; having wandered
- having lived; having led; lit. having wandered
Built from
- car — root · walk, wander, live
To move in progression along a path; to conduct oneself, lead a way of life. The root survives in caraṇa 'way of practice' and cariyā 'conduct, way of life'.
- i — stem · —
Stem-forming element linking the root to the absolutive suffix.
- tvā — ending · absolutive
Marks the word as an absolutive (gerund), expressing an action completed before the main verb; in the PTS Pali canon, used to link dependent actions in sequence, e.g. 'having walked, the bhikkhu sat down'.
Etymology. √car (to walk, wander, roam, live), root of Sanskrit cárati (wanders, roams); cognate with English 'car' and 'carry' (originally to move things along), and Latin currere (to run). The root's core image is motion in progression, whether feet on a path or goods transported.