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sukhavihārīti

sukhavihārī

masculine/neuter nominative singular of sukhavihārin (adj.), + iti quotative particle

1. who lives at ease; who lives comfortably; experiencing bodily pleasure; abiding in sublime pleasure

Built from

• sukha — root · ease, pleasure
  su- (well, good) + kha (space); cognate with Greek eu- (eulogy). Literally 'good space' or 'comfort'; the opposite of dukkha (suffering).
• vi — prefix · apart, asunder
  Implies moving in different directions or varying one's dwelling place; from dvi 'two', suggesting divergence or variation in location and conduct.
• hār — root · to carry, conduct
  Root √hṛ 'to carry, conduct oneself'; in vihāra it denotes bearing or conducting oneself in a particular way.
• ī — ending · agent noun, one who
  Nominalization suffix forming agent nouns from roots; here creates vihārī 'one who dwells', matching the nominative singular masculine form in this context.

Analysis. sukhavihārī = sukha (ease, pleasure) + vihārī (one who dwells); nominalized as 'one who dwells in ease'. The iti marks this as quoted or named speech.

Etymology. sukha is the opposite of dukkha (suffering, hardship): su- (well, good; cognate with Greek eu- as in eulogy) + kha (space, ease), giving literally 'good space' or 'comfortable circumstance'. vihārī comes from vihāra (dwelling, monastery) via vi- (apart, asunder, implying moving about or varying one's place) + √hṛ (to carry, conduct oneself). The prefix vi- suggests moving through different locations or modes of dwelling.

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

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