विहार

Pali

विहार ?

विहार • (vi-hāra) m (once n)

distribution, transposition (of words)
arrangement or disposition (of the 3 sacred fires; also applied to the fires themselves or the space between them)
too great expansion of the organs of speech (consisting in too great lengthening or drawling in pronunciation, as opposed to संहार (saṃ-hāra))
walking for pleasure or amusement, wandering, roaming
sport, play, pastime, diversion, enjoyment, pleasure ("in" or "with" compound; at the end of a compound also = "taking delight in")
a place of recreation, pleasure-ground
(Buddhism, Jainism) vihara, a monastery or temple (originally a hall where the monks met or walked about; afterwards these halls were used as temples)
consecration for a sacrifice
name of the country of मगध (magadha) (called Bihar or Behar from the number of Buddhist monasteries)
shoulder
a particular bird (= बिन्दुरेकक (bindurekaka))
= वैजयन्त (vaijayanta)
a grazing-ground, pasturage
(at the end of a compound) delighting in

Masculine a-stem declension of विहार
Nom. sg.	विहारः (vihāraḥ)
Gen. sg.	विहारस्य (vihārasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	विहारः (vihāraḥ)	विहारौ (vihārau)	विहाराः (vihārāḥ)
Vocative	विहार (vihāra)	विहारौ (vihārau)	विहाराः (vihārāḥ)
Accusative	विहारम् (vihāram)	विहारौ (vihārau)	विहारान् (vihārān)
Instrumental	विहारेण (vihāreṇa)	विहाराभ्याम् (vihārābhyām)	विहारैः (vihāraiḥ)
Dative	विहाराय (vihārāya)	विहाराभ्याम् (vihārābhyām)	विहारेभ्यः (vihārebhyaḥ)
Ablative	विहारात् (vihārāt)	विहाराभ्याम् (vihārābhyām)	विहारेभ्यः (vihārebhyaḥ)
Genitive	विहारस्य (vihārasya)	विहारयोः (vihārayoḥ)	विहाराणाम् (vihārāṇām)
Locative	विहारे (vihāre)	विहारयोः (vihārayoḥ)	विहारेषु (vihāreṣu)

Monier Williams (1899), “विहार”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 1003.

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