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karosi

karoti

pr 2nd sg of karoti (verb)

1. does; acts; performs
2. makes
3. builds; constructs

Built from

• kar — root · make, do
  The verbal root expressing action and creation. Cognate with Latin creare, English craft, Sanskrit kṛ; the core term in Pali for karma (action that brings results).
• o — stem · stem vowel
  Thematic vowel of the present stem, marking the verb as belonging to the -o class (analogous to Latin -o verbs like amō).
• si — ending · 2nd person singular
  Present tense suffix, marking the addressee as the agent; cognate with Sanskrit -si and Latin -s (as in fecis).

Etymology. Root √kar, "to make, do", cognate with Latin creare "create", English craft, and Sanskrit kṛ. The root expresses the fundamental action of making or doing, used throughout the canon for both ordinary and karmic action.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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