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viharato

viharanta

masc dat sg of viharanta (prp); nt dat sg of viharanta (prp); masc gen sg of viharanta (prp); nt gen sg of viharanta (prp)

1. living (in); dwelling (in); staying (at); remaining (in); continuing (in)

Built from

• vi- — prefix · apart, asunder
  Intensive particle related to dvi 'two'; clarifies or scatters the action in different directions. Works like Latin dis-.
• har — root · carry, conduct
  Cognate with Latin ferre 'to carry' and English bear. In the middle voice, 'to conduct oneself, live, dwell'.
• -a — stem · thematic vowel
  Standard thematic vowel forming the present stem vihar-.
• -nt — ending · present participle
  Marks the present participle nominative form in -a, which then inflects for gender, number, and case.
• -o — ending · dative/genitive singular
  In the context of masculine or neuter singular, -o marks dative singular or genitive singular depending on syntactic position.

Etymology. vi- (apart, asunder) + √har (to carry). The root √har, cognate with Latin ferre and English bear, originally means 'to carry' — here used in the middle voice to mean 'to conduct oneself, live, dwell'. The prefix vi- intensifies the sense of the root, making viharati mean 'to live throughout, conduct one's life'. In the Buddhist canon, this word frequently denotes dwelling in meditation, in a dwelling-place, or in a particular state of mind.

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

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