Pāli Dictionary

vāyāma

viprefixāprefixyamrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

vā1පිඹින්න

Synonyms

upakkama, yoga, paggaha, ussāha, ussoḷhī, paggāha, nikkama

ethics

  • වීර්‍යය; උත්සාහය; ආයාසය

  • effort; striving; exertion; endeavour

  • SN 35.246

    anekehi sambhārehi samāraddhā vadati, seyyath'idaṃ, doṇiñ'ca paṭicca cammañ'ca paṭicca daṇḍañ'ca paṭicca upadhāraṇe ca paṭicca tantiyo ca paṭicca koṇañ'ca paṭicca purisassa ca tajjaṃ vāyāmaṃ paṭicca ev'āyaṃ, bhante, vīṇā nāma anekasambhārā mahāsambhārā.

  • MN 9

    sammādiṭṭhi sammāsaṅkappo sammāvācā sammākamm'anto sammāājīvo sammāvāyāmo sammāsati sammāsamādhi

vāyati1

vāyastemtisuffix

via inflected form vāyāma · 1st person·present plural / 1st person·imperative plural

Part of speech

verb

general

  • සුළඟ හමයි

  • blows, as the wind

  • AN 3.35

    sītā, bhante, hem'antikā ratti, antar'aṭṭhako himapātasamayo, kharā gokaṇṭakahatā bhūmi, tanuko paṇṇasantharo, viraḷāni rukkhassa pattāni, sītāni kāsāyāni vatthāni, sīto ca verambho vāto vāyati.

  • සුවඳක් හෝ ගඳක් නිකුත් කරයි

  • smells; gives off an odour

  • Iti 76

    pūtimacchaṃ kus'aggena, yo naro upanayhati, kusā'pi pūti vāyanti, evaṃ bāl'ūpasevanā.

vāyati2

via inflected form vāyāma · 1st person·present plural / 1st person·imperative plural

Part of speech

verb

general

  • වියයි

  • weaves

vāyamati

approximate

viprefixāprefixyamrootastemtisuffix

via inflected form vāyama · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Root

yam1පාලනය; උත්සාහ කරන්න; අවසානය

Synonyms

padahati, ussahati, parakkamati, ghaṭati, ghaṭeti, āyūhati, yatati

general

  • වෑයම් කරයි; වීර්ය කරයි; උත්සාහ කරයි

  • strives (for); makes an effort (to); endeavours; exerts oneself

  • SN 45.8

    chandaṃ janeti vāyamati vīriyaṃ ārabhati cittaṃ paggaṇhāti padahati

  • SN 42.3

    yo so yodhājīvo saṅgāme ussahati vāyamati

  • Dhp 236

    so karohi dīpam'attano, khippaṃ vāyama paṇḍito bhava, niddhantamalo anaṅgaṇo, dibbaṃ ariyabhūmiṃ upehisi.

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