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anuvicāreti

pr 3rd sg of anuvicāreti (verb)

1. re-looks at; re-examines; reflects; meditates (on)

Built from

• anu — prefix · following along, after
  Suggests trailing behind or following a track, here following through a line of investigation or thought.
• vi — prefix · apart, with clarity
  Indicates separation or discernment; sharpens the sense of examination into distinct aspects.
• cār — root · move, wander, examine
  Cognate with Latin currere 'run', Sanskrit carati 'move'. The root carries the concrete imagery of traversal and exploration.
• e — stem · present stem marker
  Thematic vowel forming the verb stem vicāra → vicāre → vicāreti.
• ti — ending · 3rd singular present
  Marks third person singular present indicative.

Analysis. anu + vicāreti: 'follows along the examination'; anu ('following the track of') + vi ('apart, with clarity') + √car ('move, wander, examine') + -eti (present stem).

Etymology. From anu- (following after) + vicāra (examination, discernment, from vi- 'apart' + √car 'to move, examine, traverse'). The prefix anu- suggests tracing through or following a train of thought; vi- introduces the sense of discerning or separating distinct aspects. √car is cognate with Latin currere ('to run, move'), Sanskrit carati. The compound reflects the meditative practice of sustained, sequential examination of a topic.

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

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