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vihareyyanti

viharati

3rd person plural optative

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

Built from

• vi — prefix · apart, asunder
  Marks the sense of conducting oneself through a space or condition; intensive clarity.
• har — root · carry, conduct
  Cognate with Sanskrit harati and English carry (via Latin carrus). The carrying or conducting of oneself through time and place.
• a — ending · present indicative marker
  Marks the present stem formation.
• yyanti — ending · 3rd person plural optative
  The optative mood expresses wish, potential, or mild command; -yy- is the optative infix, and -anti is the 3rd person plural ending.

Analysis. vi-harati: vi (apart, asunder) + √har (carry). The prefix vi- suggests the sense of conducting or carrying oneself through space, hence 'to dwell' or 'to remain in a place'.

Etymology. √har, 'carry', appears in Sanskrit harati and is cognate with English carry (from Latin carrus, 'cart'). The prefix vi- (asunder, in different directions) intensifies the root's sense of movement into the abstract notion of 'abiding' or 'remaining' in a state or place.

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

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