विहार

See also: विहीर

Pali

Alternative scripts

विहार m

Declension table of "विहार" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	विहारो (vihāro)	विहारा (vihārā)
Accusative (second)	विहारं (vihāraṃ)	विहारे (vihāre)
Instrumental (third)	विहारेन (vihārena)	विहारेहि (vihārehi) or विहारेभि (vihārebhi)
Dative (fourth)	विहारस्स (vihārassa) or विहाराय (vihārāya) or विहारत्थं (vihāratthaṃ)	विहारानं (vihārānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	विहारस्मा (vihārasmā) or विहारम्हा (vihāramhā) or विहारा (vihārā)	विहारेहि (vihārehi) or विहारेभि (vihārebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	विहारस्स (vihārassa)	विहारानं (vihārānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	विहारस्मिं (vihārasmiṃ) or विहारम्हि (vihāramhi) or विहारे (vihāre)	विहारेसु (vihāresu)
Vocative (calling)	विहार (vihāra)	विहारा (vihārā)

From वि- (vi-, suffix indicating distribution, opposition or arrangement) +‎ हार (hāra, “bearing, carrying”, from हर (hara)).

विहार • (vihāra) stem, m (once n)

distribution, transposition (of words)
arrangement or disposition (of the 3 sacred fires; also applied to the fires themselves or the space between them)
too great expansion of the organs of speech (consisting in too great lengthening or drawling in pronunciation, as opposed to संहार (saṃ-hāra))
walking for pleasure or amusement, wandering, roaming
sport, play, pastime, diversion, enjoyment, pleasure ("in" or "with" compound; at the end of a compound also = "taking delight in")
a place of recreation, pleasure-ground
(Buddhism, Jainism) vihara, a monastery or temple (originally a hall where the monks met or walked about; afterwards these halls were used as temples)
consecration for a sacrifice
name of the country of मगध (magadha) (called Bihar or Behar from the number of Buddhist monasteries)
shoulder
a particular bird (= बिन्दुरेकक (bindurekaka))
= वैजयन्त (vaijayanta)
a grazing-ground, pasturage
(at the end of a compound) delighting in

Masculine a-stem declension of विहार
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	विहारः (vihāraḥ)	विहारौ (vihārau) विहारा¹ (vihārā¹)	विहाराः (vihārāḥ) विहारासः¹ (vihārāsaḥ¹)
accusative	विहारम् (vihāram)	विहारौ (vihārau) विहारा¹ (vihārā¹)	विहारान् (vihārān)
instrumental	विहारेण (vihāreṇa)	विहाराभ्याम् (vihārābhyām)	विहारैः (vihāraiḥ) विहारेभिः¹ (vihārebhiḥ¹)
dative	विहाराय (vihārāya)	विहाराभ्याम् (vihārābhyām)	विहारेभ्यः (vihārebhyaḥ)
ablative	विहारात् (vihārāt)	विहाराभ्याम् (vihārābhyām)	विहारेभ्यः (vihārebhyaḥ)
genitive	विहारस्य (vihārasya)	विहारयोः (vihārayoḥ)	विहाराणाम् (vihārāṇām)
locative	विहारे (vihāre)	विहारयोः (vihārayoḥ)	विहारेषु (vihāreṣu)
vocative	विहार (vihāra)	विहारौ (vihārau) विहारा¹ (vihārā¹)	विहाराः (vihārāḥ) विहारासः¹ (vihārāsaḥ¹)

Monier Williams (1899) “विहार”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1003.