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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. प्रयत्नprayatna1 Effort, exertion, endeavour; तस्येदं विपुलं विधेर्विलसितं पुसां प्रयत्नच्छिदः Mu.5.2.
    1. 1 Effort, exertion, endeavour; तस्येदं विपुलं विधेर्विलसितं पुसां प्रयत्नच्छिदः Mu.5.2.
    2. Persevering or continued effort; perseverence.
    3. Labour, difficulty; प्रयत्नप्रेक्षणीयः संवृत्तः Ś.1 'hardly visible', 'seen with difficulty'.
    4. Great care, caution; कृतप्रयत्नोऽपि गृहे विनश्यति Pt.1.2.
    5. (In Grammar) Effort in uttering, effort of the mouth in the production of articulate sounds; see Sk. on ParasmaipadaVIII.2.1.
    6. (In Philosophy) Active effort of three kinds; प्रवृत्तिश्च निवृत्तिश्च तथा जीवनकारणम् । एवं प्रयत्न- त्र्यैविध्यं तान्त्रिकैः परिदर्शितम् ॥
    7. Activity, action in general.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -गौरवम्

      1. Elaborateness of effort; इतरथा वेद- वाक्यानि व्याख्येयानि स्वपदार्थाश्च व्याख्येया इति प्रयत्नगौरवं प्रसज्येत ŚB. on MS.1.1.1. (प्रयत्नतः, प्रयत्नेन, त्नात् etc. Indeclinable
      2. With great effort, diligently.
      3. Assiduously.
      4. Hardly, scarcely.
      5. Particularly, specially.)

    In the Gita6·45

    प्रयत्नाद्यतमानस्तु योगी संशुद्धकिल्बिषः ।

    prayatnādyatamānastu yogī saṁśuddhakilbiṣaḥ, — But the Yogin, endeavouring with assiduity, purified from sin, perfecting himself through many lives attains to the highest goal. 6·45
    • प्रयत्नात्‌prayatnātablative singular of the masculine noun prayatna (assiduity).
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  2. अप्रयत्नaprayatnaa.Not energetic or diligent, indifferent, apathetic, not zealously devoted to (with loc.); ˚त्नः सुखार्थेषु…

    Not energetic or diligent, indifferent, apathetic, not zealously devoted to (with Locative); denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedत्नः सुखार्थेषु Ms.6.26.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -त्नः Absence of effort or exertion, indifference, apathy, laziness.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. प्रयत्नprayatnam. persevering effort, continued exertion or endeavour, exertion bestowed on (loc. or comp.), activity…
    1. masculine gender persevering effort, continued exertion or endeavour, exertion bestowed on (locative case or compound), activity, action, act Mn. MBh. etc. (instrumental case sg. and plural ablative and 636177 -तस् indeclinable with special effort, zealously, diligently, carefully; that the rest of a word is to be suppliedत्न in the beginning of a compound and 636177.1 that the rest of a word is to be suppliedत्नात् indeclinable also Equivalent to hardly, scarcely)
    2. masculine gender great care, caution Pan5cat.
    3. masculine gender (in philosophy) active efforts (of 3 kinds, viz. engaging in any act, prosecuting it, and completing it)
    4. masculine gender plural volitions (one of the 17 qualities of the Vais3eshikas वैशेषिक s) IW. 68
    5. masculine gender (in gram.) effort in uttering, mode of articulation (also आस्य-प्रय्that the rest of a word is to be supplied, distinguished into आभ्यन्तर-प्that the rest of a word is to be supplied and बाह्य-प्that the rest of a word is to be supplied, internal and external effort) Pra1t. Pa1n2. 1-1, 9 Scholiast or Commentator
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  2. अप्रयत्नaprayatnam. absence of effort, indifference
    1. masculine gender absence of effort, indifference
    2. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective indifferent, apathetic in (locative case) Mn. vi, 26.
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  3. आभ्यन्तरप्रयत्नābhyantaraprayatnam. internal effort (of the mouth in producing articulate utterance) Comm. on Pa1n2. 1-1, 9 Siddh. p.10.

    masculine gender internal effort (of the mouth in producing articulate utterance) commentator or commentary on Pa1n2. 1-1, 9 Siddh. page and participle10.

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  4. आस्यप्रयत्नāsyaprayatna(see प्र - यत्न, p. 687)

    (see प्र - यत्न, page and participle 687)

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  5. एकप्रयत्नekaprayatnam. one effort (of the voice).

    masculine gender one effort (of the voice).

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  6. कृतप्रयत्नkṛtaprayatnamfn. one who makes effort, active, persevering Pan5cat. (= Hit.)

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective one who makes effort, active, persevering Pan5cat. (Equivalent to Hit.)

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  7. दीर्घप्रयत्नdīrghaprayatnam. persevering effort MW.

    masculine gender persevering effort MW.

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  8. निप्रयत्नniprayatnaw.r. for निष्-प्र्˚ Hariv.

    wrong reading for निष्-प्र्that the rest of a word is to be supplied Hariv.

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