Pāli Dictionary

vicāra

viprefixcārrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

car1handeln; sich verhalten

Antonyms

avicāra

general

  • Untersuchung; Erwägung; Verwaltung

  • consideration; examination; investigation; management, planning

  • MN 43

    idh'āvuso, paṭhamaṃ jhānaṃ samāpannassa bhikkhuno vitakko ca vattati, vicāro ca pīti ca sukhañ'ca citt'ek'aggatā ca. paṭhamaṃ kho, āvuso, jhānaṃ evaṃ pañc'aṅgikan'ti.

  • DN 22

    vitakkavicārānaṃ vūpasamā ajjhattaṃ sampasādanaṃ cetaso ekodibhāvaṃ avitakkaṃ avicāraṃ samādhijaṃ pītisukhaṃ dutiyaṃ jhānaṃ upasampajja viharati.

meditation

  • anhaltendes Erwägen (Jhāna-Faktor, gepaart mit vitakka)

  • sustained application of the mind (jhāna factor, paired with vitakka)

vicarati

approximate

viprefixcararoottisuffix

via inflected form vicara · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Root

car1handeln; sich verhalten

general

  • wandert umher; zieht umher

  • moves about; wanders about; roams (in)

  • Snp 4.9

    yehi vivitto vicareyya loke, na tāni uggayha vadeyya nāgo, jalambujaṃ kaṇḍakaṃ vārijaṃ yathā, jalena paṅkena c'anūpalittaṃ, evaṃ munī santivādo agiddho, kāme ca loke ca anūpalitto.

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