vāyamati

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀯𑀸𑀬𑀫𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
  • वायमति (Devanagari script)
  • ৰাযমতি (Bengali script)
  • වායමති (Sinhalese script)
  • ဝါယမတိ or ဝႃယမတိ (Burmese script)
  • วายมติ or วายะมะติ (Thai script)
  • ᩅᩤᨿᨾᨲᩥ (Tai Tham script)
  • ວາຍມຕິ or ວາຍະມະຕິ or ວາຢະມະຕິ (Lao script)
  • វាយមតិ (Khmer script)
  • 𑅇𑄂𑄠𑄟𑄖𑄨 (Chakma script)

Etymology

vi- +‎ āyamati (“to stretch”)

Verb

vāyamati (root yam, first conjugation)

  1. to struggle, to strive[1]

Conjugation

Conjugation of "vāyamati"
SingularPlural
Present
1stvāyamāmivāyamāma
2ndvāyamasivāyamatha
3rdvāyamativāyamanti
Imperative
1stvāyamāmivāyamāma
2ndvāyama or vāyamāhivāyamatha
3rdvāyamatuvāyamantu
Optative
1stvāyameyyāmi or vāyameyyaṃ or vāyamevāyameyyāma
2ndvāyameyyāsi or vāyamevāyameyyātha
3rdvāyameyya or vāyamevāyameyyuṃ
  • Present active participle: vāyamant, which see for forms and usage
  • Present middle participle: vāyamamāna, which see for forms and usage

Trivia

Traditional analysis simply derives the verb from a root vāyam.

References

  1. ^ Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “vāyamati”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
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