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)

1. to struggle, to strive

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.