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Pali
Verb
වායමති (root yam, first conjugation)
- to struggle, to strive
2006, The Fourth Book in the Suttanta-Pitaka: Majjhimanikāya (I), page 336:යන්නූනාහං තිණකට්ඨසාඛාපලාසං සඞ්කඩ්ඪිත්වා කුල්ලං බන්ධිත්වා තං කුල්ලං නිස්සාය හත්ථෙහි ච පාදෙහි ච වායමමානො සොත්ථිනා පාරං උත්තරෙය්යන්ති.”- Yannūnāhaṃ tiṇakaṭṭhasākhāpalāsaṃ saṅkaḍḍhitvā kullaṃ bandhitvā taṃ kullaṃ nissāya hatthehi ca pādehi ca vāyamamāno sotthinā pāraṃ uttareyyanti."
- ‘Why don’t I gather grass, sticks, branches, and leaves and make a raft? Riding on the raft, and paddling with my hands and feet, I can safely reach the far shore.’
Conjugation
- Present active participle: වායමන්ත් (vāyamant), which see for forms and usage
- Present middle participle: වායමමාන (vāyamamāna), which see for forms and usage
References
- ^ Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “වායමති”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead