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vāyama

vāyamati

imp 2nd sg of vāyamati (verb); masc voc sg of vāyamanta (prp); nt voc sg of vāyamanta (prp); reflx aor 1st sg of vāyami (verb)

1. vāyamati (pr): tries (to); makes an effort (to); strives (for); exerts oneself (to)
2. vāyamanta (prp): making an effort (to); striving (for); exerting oneself (to)
3. vāyami (aor): tried (to); made an effort (to); strove (for); exerted oneself (to)

Etymology. vi + ā + yama + ti; from √yam 'control, strive, end'; Sanskrit [vyāyam]

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

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