Wiktionary

vicarati

Pali

edit

Alternative forms

edit
Alternative forms

Etymology

edit

Inherited from Sanskrit विचरति (vicarati). Cognate with Maharastri Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀅𑀭𑀇 (viaraï), 𑀯𑀺𑀬𑀭𑀇 (viyaraï), 𑀯𑀺𑀘𑀭𑀇 (vicaraï), Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀘𑀭𑀤𑀺 (vicaradi).

By surface analysis, vi- +‎ carati.[1]

Verb

edit

vicarati (first conjugation)

  1. to move
    • c. 420 AD, Buddhaghosa, Pāthikavaɡɡaṭṭhakathā‎[1], page 4; republished Yanɡon, Myanmar: Ministry of Reliɡious Affairs, 2008:
      Catukkuṇḍikoti catusaṅghaṭṭito dve jāṇūni dve ca kappare bhūmiyaṁ ṭhapetvā vicarati.
      'Catukkuṇḍiko': He moves with four points of contact, having placed two knees and two elbows on the ground.
  2. to walk
  3. to wander

Usage notes

edit

A place moved about in is expressed in the locative. A path moved along is expressed in the accusative.[1]

Conjugation

edit
Conjugation of "vicarati"
SingularPlural
Present
1stvicarāmivicarāma
2ndvicarasivicaratha
3rdvicarativicaranti
Imperative
1stvicarāmivicarāma
2ndvicara or vicarāhivicaratha
3rdvicaratuvicarantu
Optative
1stvicareyyāmi or vicareyyaṃ or vicarevicareyyāma
2ndvicareyyāsi or vicarevicareyyātha
3rdvicareyya or vicarevicareyyuṃ
  • Present active participle: vicarant, which see for forms and usage
  • Present middle participle: vicaramāna, which see for forms and usage

Adjective

edit

vicarati

  1. masculine and neuter locative singular of vicarant, present participle of the verb above

References

edit
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “vicarati”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=vicarati&oldid=76145066"