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vihareyya

viharati

opt 3rd sg of viharati (verb)

1. lives; dwells; stays (in)
2. stays; remains; continues; abides (in)

Built from

• vi — prefix · apart, asunder
  Prefix indicating direction and clarity. Here it shapes the meaning toward the manner or mode of bearing oneself — conducting one's life distinctly in a place or state.
• har — root · bear, carry, conduct
  Indo-European root cognate with English 'bear' (to carry, conduct oneself) and Latin ferre. In compounds, often takes on the sense of maintaining or sustaining.
• a — ending · thematic vowel
  Connects the root to the tense/mood system in Pali verb conjugation.
• ti — ending · 3rd sg present
  Standard present-tense singular ending; -eyya marks the optative mood — the potential or wished-for action.

Etymology. vi- (apart, asunder) + √har (bear, carry): 'bears apart', i.e. conducts or maintains one's life in a particular way or place. The prefix vi- gives the sense of distinction and manner — how one carries oneself. Related to English 'bear' (conduct, demeanor) and Sanskrit bhāra (burden, what is borne).

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

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