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vāyamati

pr 3rd sg of vāyamati (verb)

1. tries (to); makes an effort (to); strives (for); exerts oneself (to)

Etymology. vi + ā + yama + ti; from √yam 'control, strive, end'; Sanskrit [vyāyam]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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