आचरति

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ācarati (Latin script)
• 𑀆𑀘𑀭𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• আচরতি (Bengali script)
• ආචරති (Sinhalese script)
• အာစရတိ or ဢႃၸရတိ (Burmese script)
• อาจรติ or อาจะระติ (Thai script)
• ᩋᩣᨧᩁᨲᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ອາຈຣຕິ or ອາຈະຣະຕິ (Lao script)
• អាចរតិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄂𑄌𑄢𑄖𑄨 (Chakma script)

Verb

आचरति (root car, first conjugation)

1. Devanagari script form of ācarati (“to perform; to step upon”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of "आचरति"

	Active		Middle
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Present
1st	आचरामि (ācarāmi)	आचराम (ācarāma)	आचरे (ācare)	आचराम्हे (ācarāmhe)
2nd	आचरसि (ācarasi)	आचरथ (ācaratha)	आचरसे (ācarase)	आचरव्हे (ācaravhe)
3rd	आचरति (ācarati)	आचरन्ति (ācaranti)	आचरते (ācarate)	आचरन्ते (ācarante) or आचररे (ācarare)
Imperative
1st	आचरामि (ācarāmi)	आचराम (ācarāma)	आचरे (ācare)	आचरामसे (ācarāmase)
2nd	आचर (ācara) or आचराहि (ācarāhi)	आचरथ (ācaratha)	आचरस्सु (ācarassu)	आचरव्हो (ācaravho)
3rd	आचरतु (ācaratu)	आचरन्तु (ācarantu)	आचरतं (ācarataṃ)	आचरन्तं (ācarantaṃ)
Optative
1st	आचरेय्यामि (ācareyyāmi) or आचरेय्यं (ācareyyaṃ) or आचरे (ācare)	आचरेय्याम (ācareyyāma)	आचरेय्यं (ācareyyaṃ)	आचरेय्याम्हे (ācareyyāmhe)
2nd	आचरेय्यासि (ācareyyāsi) or आचरे (ācare)	आचरेय्याथ (ācareyyātha)	आचरेथो (ācaretho)	आचरेय्यव्हो (ācareyyavho)
3rd	आचरेय्य (ācareyya) or आचरे (ācare)	आचरेय्युं (ācareyyuṃ)	आचरेथ (ācaretha)	आचरेरं (ācareraṃ)

• Present active participle: आचरन्त् (ācarant), which see for forms and usage
• Present middle participle: आचरमान (ācaramāna), which see for forms and usage
• Past participle: आचिन्न (ācinna), which see for forms and usage

Sanskrit

FWOTD – 22 June 2021

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd

Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH

Sanskrit आ (ā)

Sanskrit आ- (ā-)

Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁-e-ti

Proto-Indo-Iranian *čárHati

Sanskrit चर॑ति (cárati)

Sanskrit आचरति

From आ- (ā-) + चर॑ति (cárati).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɑː.t͡ɕɐ.ɾɐ.ti/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɑː.t͡ɕɐ.ɾɐ.t̪i/

Verb

आचरति • (ācarati) third-singular indicative (class 1, type P, root आचर्)

1. to approach, come near [with accusative]
   • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda
2. to lead (on a path)
3. to address, apply
4. to manage; behave
   • c. 200 BCE – 200 CE, Manusmṛti 2.110:

     नापृष्टः कस्य चिद्ब्रूयान्न चान्यायेन पृच्छतः ।
     जानन्नपि हि मेधावी जडवल्लोक आचरेत् ॥

     nāpṛṣṭaḥ kasya cidbrūyānna cānyāyena pṛcchataḥ.
     jānannapi hi medhāvī jaḍavalloka ācaret.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

5. to use
6. to examine a witness
   • c. 200 BCE – 200 CE, Manusmṛti 8.102:

     गोरक्षकान्वाणिजिकांस्तथा कारुकुशीलवान् ।
     प्रेष्यान्वार्धुषिकांश्चैव विप्रान्शूद्रवदाचरेत् ॥

     gorakṣakānvāṇijikāṃstathā kārukuśīlavān.
     preṣyānvārdhuṣikāṃścaiva viprānśūdravadācaret.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

7. to have intercourse
   • c. 200 BCE – 200 CE, Manusmṛti 11.180:

     चतुर्थकालं अश्नीयादक्षारलवणं मितम् ।
     गोमूत्रेणाचरेत्स्नानं द्वौ मासौ नियतेन्द्रियः ॥

     caturthakālaṃ aśnīyādakṣāralavaṇaṃ mitam.
     gomūtreṇācaretsnānaṃ dvau māsau niyatendriyaḥ.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

8. to act, undertake
   • c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata
9. to cast in the fire

Conjugation

Present: आचरति (ācarati), आचरते (ācarate)
	Active			Mediopassive
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative
Third	आचरति ācarati	आचरतः ācarataḥ	आचरन्ति ācaranti	आचरते ācarate	आचरेते ācarete	आचरन्ते ācarante
Second	आचरसि ācarasi	आचरथः ācarathaḥ	आचरथ ācaratha	आचरसे ācarase	आचरेथे ācarethe	आचरध्वे ācaradhve
First	आचरामि ācarāmi	आचरावः ācarāvaḥ	आचरामः / आचरामसि¹ ācarāmaḥ / ācarāmasi¹	आचरे ācare	आचरावहे ācarāvahe	आचरामहे ācarāmahe
Imperative
Third	आचरतु ācaratu	आचरताम् ācaratām	आचरन्तु ācarantu	आचरताम् ācaratām	आचरेताम् ācaretām	आचरन्ताम् ācarantām
Second	आचर ācara	आचरतम् ācaratam	आचरत ācarata	आचरस्व ācarasva	आचरेथाम् ācarethām	आचरध्वम् ācaradhvam
First	आचराणि ācarāṇi	आचराव ācarāva	आचराम ācarāma	आचरै ācarai	आचरावहै ācarāvahai	आचरामहै ācarāmahai
Optative/Potential
Third	आचरेत् ācaret	आचरेताम् ācaretām	आचरेयुः ācareyuḥ	आचरेत ācareta	आचरेयाताम् ācareyātām	आचरेरन् ācareran
Second	आचरेः ācareḥ	आचरेतम् ācaretam	आचरेत ācareta	आचरेथाः ācarethāḥ	आचरेयाथाम् ācareyāthām	आचरेध्वम् ācaredhvam
First	आचरेयम् ācareyam	आचरेव ācareva	आचरेम ācarema	आचरेय ācareya	आचरेवहि ācarevahi	आचरेमहि ācaremahi
Subjunctive
Third	आचरात् / आचराति ācarāt / ācarāti	आचरातः ācarātaḥ	आचरान् ācarān	आचराते / आचरातै ācarāte / ācarātai	आचरैते ācaraite	आचरन्त / आचरान्तै ācaranta / ācarāntai
Second	आचराः / आचरासि ācarāḥ / ācarāsi	आचराथः ācarāthaḥ	आचराथ ācarātha	आचरासे / आचरासै ācarāse / ācarāsai	आचरैथे ācaraithe	आचराध्वै ācarādhvai
First	आचराणि ācarāṇi	आचराव ācarāva	आचराम ācarāma	आचरै ācarai	आचरावहै ācarāvahai	आचरामहै ācarāmahai
Participles
	आचरत् ācarat			आचरमाण ācaramāṇa
Notes	The subjunctive is only used in Vedic Sanskrit. ¹Vedic

Imperfect: आचरत् (ācarat), आचरत (ācarata)
	Active			Mediopassive
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative
Third	आचरत् ācarat	आचरताम् ācaratām	आचरन् ācaran	आचरत ācarata	आचरेताम् ācaretām	आचरन्त ācaranta
Second	आचरः ācaraḥ	आचरतम् ācaratam	आचरत ācarata	आचरथाः ācarathāḥ	आचरेथाम् ācarethām	आचरध्वम् ācaradhvam
First	आचरम् ācaram	आचराव ācarāva	आचराम ācarāma	आचरे ācare	आचरावहि ācarāvahi	आचरामहि ācarāmahi

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “आचरति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 131.