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viharāma

viharati

pr 1st pl of viharati (verb); imp 1st pl of viharati (verb)

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

Built from

• vi- — prefix · apart; around
  Intensive and directional: suggests movement in different directions or clarity of presence. Works like Latin dis- or Greek dia-.
• har — root · carry; bear; move
  From PIE *ker- (carry). Sanskrit harati carries the same sense. The image is of bearing or moving oneself through space.
• -a — ending · 3rd person singular
  Thematic vowel -a with zero-grade root: har-a. In viharati (1st pl present), the full form is vi-har-ā-ma.
• -ma — ending · 1st person plural
  Primary active ending marking first person plural in present indicative and imperative forms.

Etymology. vi- (apart, in different directions; intensive clarity) + √har (to carry, bear). The root suggests moving about, carrying oneself through space—dwelling as sustained movement or presence. Sanskrit harati (carries); cognate with English carry. The prefix vi- in compounds often intensifies or clarifies: viharati = to carry oneself about, to move through and inhabit a place distinctly, hence to dwell, live, remain.

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

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