See also: विहीर

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विहार m

  1. Devanagari script form of vihāra (“dwelling place”)

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Etymology edit

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

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विहार (vihāra) stemm (once n)

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

Declension edit

Masculine a-stem declension of विहार (vihāra)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative विहारः
vihāraḥ
विहारौ / विहारा¹
vihārau / vihārā¹
विहाराः / विहारासः¹
vihārāḥ / vihārāsaḥ¹
Vocative विहार
vihāra
विहारौ / विहारा¹
vihārau / vihārā¹
विहाराः / विहारासः¹
vihārāḥ / vihārāsaḥ¹
Accusative विहारम्
vihāram
विहारौ / विहारा¹
vihārau / vihārā¹
विहारान्
vihārān
Instrumental विहारेण
vihāreṇa
विहाराभ्याम्
vihārābhyām
विहारैः / विहारेभिः¹
vihāraiḥ / 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
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

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