micchācāra

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Etymology

micchā +‎ cāra

Noun

micchācāra n

  1. misconduct
    • c. 500 BC, Gautama Buddha, Aṅguttara Nikāya, Pañcasīlāni; republished in Sangharakshita, Sangharakshita Complete Works, Windhorse Publications, 2019, →ISBN, Appendix: The Five Precepts:
      Kāmesu micchācārā veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi
      I observe the precept of abstaining from sexual misconduct.

Declension

Declension table of "micchācāra" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)micchācāraṃmicchācārāni
Accusative (second)micchācāraṃmicchācārāni
Instrumental (third)micchācārenamicchācārehi or micchācārebhi
Dative (fourth)micchācārassa or micchācārāya or micchācāratthaṃmicchācārānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)micchācārasmā or micchācāramhā or micchācārāmicchācārehi or micchācārebhi
Genitive (sixth)micchācārassamicchācārānaṃ
Locative (seventh)micchācārasmiṃ or micchācāramhi or micchācāremicchācāresu
Vocative (calling)micchācāramicchācārāni

References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “micchā”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

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