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Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

Results for प्रयत्न

2 dictionaries · exact headword

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.)
    Source: Apte

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
    Source: Monier-Williams

Analysis (Beta) · प्रयत्न

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