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vihareyyaṁ

viharati

1st person singular optative (potential subjunctive) of viharati

1. should dwell
2. might live
3. would abide

Built from

• vi- — prefix · apart, asunder
  Intensive prefix denoting clarity and directedness. Here it transforms the notion of 'bearing' into deliberate, mindful conduct or dwelling.
• har — root · carry, bear, conduct
  Cognate with English 'carry' and Latin 'gerere'. Combined with vi-, it means to bear or conduct oneself in a place.
• -eyyaṁ — ending · optative marker
  First person singular optative ending expressing a wish, potential, or conditional action. This mood conveys what the speaker should, might, or would do under certain circumstances.

Analysis. vi- (apart, in different directions; intensive clarity) + √har (carry, bear) + -eyyaṁ (optative ending). The root √har 'to carry or bear' is intensified by vi- to mean 'to bear oneself' or 'to conduct oneself', hence 'to dwell' or 'to live' in a particular way or place.

Etymology. √har is cognate with English 'carry' and Latin 'gerere' (to bear, conduct). The optative expresses a wish, possibility, or potential condition: 'I should/might/would dwell.'

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

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