vicarati

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀯𑀺𑀘𑀭𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
  • विचरति (Devanagari script)
  • ৰিচরতি (Bengali script)
  • විචරති (Sinhalese script)
  • ဝိစရတိ or ဝိၸရတိ (Burmese script)
  • วิจรติ or วิจะระติ (Thai script)
  • ᩅᩥᨧᩁᨲᩥ (Tai Tham script)
  • ວິຈຣຕິ or ວິຈະຣະຕິ (Lao script)
  • វិចរតិ (Khmer script)
  • 𑅇𑄨𑄌𑄢𑄖𑄨 (Chakma script)

Etymology

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

vicarati (first conjugation)

  1. to move
    • c. 420 AD, Buddhaghosa, Pāthikavaɡɡaṭṭhakathā‎, 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

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

Conjugation
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

vicarati

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

References
  1. Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “vicarati”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
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