vicarati
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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)
- 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.
- to walk
- 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"
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | ||
| 1st | vicarāmi | vicarāma |
| 2nd | vicarasi | vicaratha |
| 3rd | vicarati | vicaranti |
| Imperative | ||
| 1st | vicarāmi | vicarāma |
| 2nd | vicara or vicarāhi | vicaratha |
| 3rd | vicaratu | vicarantu |
| Optative | ||
| 1st | vicareyyāmi or vicareyyaṃ or vicare | vicareyyāma |
| 2nd | vicareyyāsi or vicare | vicareyyātha |
| 3rd | vicareyya or vicare | vicareyyuṃ |
- Present active participle: vicarant, which see for forms and usage
- Present middle participle: vicaramāna, which see for forms and usage
Adjective[edit]
vicarati
References[edit]
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