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vīriyārambhāya
vīriyārambha
masc dat sg of vīriyārambha (noun)
- arousing energy; making an effort
Built from
- vīriya — root · energy, vigor
From √vṛ 'to cover, protect'; cognate with Sanskrit vīrya and Latin vis. The abstract noun denotes the strength or force that drives action.
- ā — prefix · toward, up to
Directional prefix reversing motion verbs; here it shapes the meaning 'toward beginning' or 'arousal'.
- rambha — root · to begin, seize, undertake
Cognate with Sanskrit rabhate 'grasps'. The concrete image is seizing or grasping, which becomes 'taking up an undertaking'.
- a — ending · nominative masculine
Base form ending marking the masculine noun in stem form, used before the dative ending -āya.
- āya — ending · dative singular
Dative ending indicating purpose or direction: 'for the sake of, toward arousing energy'.
Analysis. compound: vīriya (energy, vigor) + ārambha (undertaking, arousal); literally 'the undertaking of energy', energetic exertion.
Etymology. vīriya from √vṛ 'to cover, protect' (cognate Sanskrit vīrya, Latin vis 'force', strength), ārambha from ā- 'toward' + √rambh 'to begin, seize' (cognate Sanskrit rabhate 'grasps'); the compound expresses doctrinal emphasis on right effort (sammāvāyāma) as the foundation of practice.