Pāli Dictionary
Part of speech
noun · masculine
Root
sah1overcome; prevail
Synonyms
Antonyms
general
effort; endeavour; perseverance; energetic exertion
AN 10.51
tena, bhikkhave, bhikkhunā tesaṃ'y'eva pāpakānaṃ akusalānaṃ dhammānaṃ pahānāya adhimatto chando ca vāyāmo ca ussāho ca ussoḷhī ca appaṭivānī ca sati ca sampajaññañ'ca karaṇīyaṃ.
AN 8.74
seyyathā'pi ādittacelo vā ādittasīso vā, tass'eva celassa vā sīsassa vā nibbāpanāya adhimattaṃ chandañ'ca vāyāmañ'ca ussāhañ'ca ussoḷhiñ'ca appaṭivāniñ'ca satiñ'ca sampajaññañ'ca kareyya.
Part of speech
verb
Root
sah1overcome; prevail
Synonyms
general
makes an effort; strives; actively endeavours (to)
SN 42.3
yo so yodh'ājīvo saṅgāme ussahati vāyamati, tam'enaṃ ussahantaṃ vāyamantaṃ pare hananti pariyāpādenti, so kāyassa bhedā paraṃ maraṇā parajitānaṃ devānaṃ sahabyataṃ upapajjatī'ti.
MN 95
no c'etaṃ chando jāyetha, na'y'idaṃ ussaheyya, no c'ete dhammā nijjhānaṃ khameyyuṃ, na'y'idaṃ chando jāyetha.
is able; can; is capable of (doing something)
Thag 19.1
taṇhā avijjā ca piy'āpiyañ'ca, subhāni rūpāni sukhā ca vedanā, manāpiyā kāmaguṇā ca vantā, vante ahaṃ āvamituṃ na ussahe.
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