Pāli Dictionary

upavicarati

upaprefixviprefixcarrootasuffix

Part of speech

verb

Root

car1act; behave

Synonyms

tīreti, vīmaṃsati, vicināti, upaparikkhati, samannesati, pavicinati, vicinati, vicāreti,

mind

  • ranges over (mentally); explores; occupies itself with; considers

  • MN 140

    aṭṭhārasamano'pavicāro ayaṃ, bhikkhu, puriso'ti, iti kho pan'etaṃ vuttaṃ. kiñ'c'etaṃ paṭicca vuttaṃ? cakkhunā rūpaṃ disvā somanassaṭṭhānīyaṃ rūpaṃ upavicarati, domanassaṭṭhānīyaṃ rūpaṃ upavicarati, upekkhāṭṭhānīyaṃ rūpaṃ upavicarati.

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 1

upavicāraiti
  1. upavicāra

    exploration; examination; probing; close mental application

  2. iti

    thus; in this way; so; like this

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