vāyamati
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 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)
- to struggle, to strive[1]
Conjugation
Conjugation of "vāyamati"
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | ||
| 1st | vāyamāmi | vāyamāma |
| 2nd | vāyamasi | vāyamatha |
| 3rd | vāyamati | vāyamanti |
| Imperative | ||
| 1st | vāyamāmi | vāyamāma |
| 2nd | vāyama or vāyamāhi | vāyamatha |
| 3rd | vāyamatu | vāyamantu |
| Optative | ||
| 1st | vāyameyyāmi or vāyameyyaṃ or vāyame | vāyameyyāma |
| 2nd | vāyameyyāsi or vāyame | vāyameyyātha |
| 3rd | vāyameyya or vāyame | vāyameyyuṃ |
- 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
- Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “vāyamati”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead