Pāli Dictionary
Part of speech
verb
Root
yam1පාලනය; උත්සාහ කරන්න; අවසානය
Synonyms
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.
approximate
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