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viharanti

viharati

pr 3rd pl of viharati (verb)

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

Built from

• vi- — prefix · apart, asunder
  Intensifying prefix meaning 'in different directions' or 'apart'; here it sharpens the sense of √har into deliberate, sustained action.
• har — root · carry, conduct
  Root meaning 'carry' or 'conduct oneself'; cognate with Latin gerere 'carry, behave'. The concrete image of carrying or bearing oneself becomes the abstract sense of dwelling or living.
• -a — stem · stem formative
  Thematic vowel forming the present stem vihar-.
• -anti — ending · 3rd person plural present
  Active voice ending marking third person plural present indicative; here it indicates the action of multiple subjects in present time.

Etymology. vi- (apart, asunder) + √har (carry). The prefix vi- intensifies the sense of √har 'carry' (related to Sanskrit harami 'I carry'; cognate with Latin gerere 'to carry, conduct, behave'). In Pali, viharati shifts from 'carries about' to 'conducts oneself, lives, dwells'—the concrete image of 'carrying one's life about' becoming the abstract notion of habitation and conduct. In Buddhist contexts, viharati regularly translates 'abides' or 'dwells', especially of the Buddha or monks dwelling in the Dhamma.

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

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