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ussahāmi

ussahati

pr 1st sg of ussahati (verb); imp 1st sg of ussahati (verb)

1. makes an (initial) effort; strives; actively endeavours (in)
2. can; is able (to); is capable (of)

Etymology. ud + saha + ti; from √sah 'overcome, prevail'; Sanskrit utsahate [utsah]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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