Pāli Dictionary

ussahati

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Part of speech

verb

Root

sah1काबू पाना; प्रबल

Synonyms

sahati, pahoti, vāyamati, sambhoti, ghaṭati, ghaṭeti, āyūhati

general

  • प्रयास करता है, कोशिश करता है

  • 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.

  • समर्थ होता है, कर सकता है

  • 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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