प्रयत्न

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्रयत्न (prayatna).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pɾə.jət̪.nᵊ/, [pɾɐ.jɐt̪̚.nᵊ]

Noun

प्रयत्न • (prayatna) m (Urdu spelling پريتن)

1. effort, endeavor

   Synonyms: प्रयास (prayās), कोशिश (kośiś)

   उसने पत्थर को उठाने के लिए बहुत प्रयत्न किया

   usne patthar ko uṭhāne ke lie bahut prayatna kiyā

   He made a huge effort to pick up the rock.

Declension

Declension of प्रयत्न (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	प्रयत्न prayatna	प्रयत्न prayatna
oblique	प्रयत्न prayatna	प्रयत्नों prayatnõ
vocative	प्रयत्न prayatna	प्रयत्नो prayatno

See also

• प्रयत्न करना (prayatna karnā)
• प्रयत्नवान (prayatnavān)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “प्रयत्न”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “प्रयत्न”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्रयत्न (prayatna).

Noun

प्रयत्न • (prayatna) m

1. attempt, endeavor, effort

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “प्रयत्न”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• প্ৰয়ত্ন (Assamese script)
• ᬧ᭄ᬭᬬᬢ᭄ᬦ (Balinese script)
• প্রয়ত্ন (Bengali script)
• 𑰢𑰿𑰨𑰧𑰝𑰿𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀬𑀢𑁆𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• ပြယတ္န (Burmese script)
• પ્રયત્ન (Gujarati script)
• ਪ੍ਰਯਤ੍ਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦥꦿꦪꦠ꧀ꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂣𑂹𑂩𑂨𑂞𑂹𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ಪ್ರಯತ್ನ (Kannada script)
• ប្រយត្ន (Khmer script)
• ປ຺ຣຍຕ຺ນ (Lao script)
• പ്രയത്ന (Malayalam script)
• ᢒᡵᠠᠶᠠᢠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘢𑘿𑘨𑘧𑘝𑘿𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᢒᠷᠠᠶ᠋ᠠᢐᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧂𑧠𑧈𑧇𑦽𑧠𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐥𑑂𑐬𑐫𑐟𑑂𑐣 (Newa script)
• ପ୍ରଯତ୍ନ (Odia script)
• ꢦ꣄ꢬꢫꢡ꣄ꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆥𑇀𑆫𑆪𑆠𑇀𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖢𑖿𑖨𑖧𑖝𑖿𑖡 (Siddham script)
• ප්‍රයත‍්න (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩰 𑪙𑩼𑩻𑩫 𑪙𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚞𑚶𑚤𑚣𑚙𑚶𑚝 (Takri script)
• ப்ரயத்ந (Tamil script)
• ప్రయత్న (Telugu script)
• ปฺรยตฺน (Thai script)
• པྲ་ཡ་ཏྣ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒣𑓂𑒩𑒨𑒞𑓂𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨞𑩇𑨫𑨪𑨙𑩇𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

प्र- (pra-, “towards”) +‎ यत्न (yatna, “performance”)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɾɐ.jɐt.nɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /pɾɐ.jɐt̪.n̪ɐ/

Noun

प्रयत्न • (prayatna) stem, m

1. effort; endeavor; try; attempt

   late 1st millennium BCE, Maitrāyaṇīya Upaniṣad:

   चित्तमेव हि संसारस्तत्प्रयत्नेन शोधयेत् । यच्चित्तस्तन्मयो भवति गुह्यमेतत्सनातनम् ॥

   cittameva hi saṃsārastatprayatnena śodhayet. yaccittastanmayo bhavati guhyametatsanātanam.

   Saṃsāra is just one's own thought; With effort he should cleanse it then. What is one's thought, that he becomes; This is the eternal mystery.

2. precaution; great care

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of प्रयत्न

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	प्रयत्नः (prayatnaḥ)	प्रयत्नौ (prayatnau) प्रयत्ना¹ (prayatnā¹)	प्रयत्नाः (prayatnāḥ) प्रयत्नासः¹ (prayatnāsaḥ¹)
accusative	प्रयत्नम् (prayatnam)	प्रयत्नौ (prayatnau) प्रयत्ना¹ (prayatnā¹)	प्रयत्नान् (prayatnān)
instrumental	प्रयत्नेन (prayatnena)	प्रयत्नाभ्याम् (prayatnābhyām)	प्रयत्नैः (prayatnaiḥ) प्रयत्नेभिः¹ (prayatnebhiḥ¹)
dative	प्रयत्नाय (prayatnāya)	प्रयत्नाभ्याम् (prayatnābhyām)	प्रयत्नेभ्यः (prayatnebhyaḥ)
ablative	प्रयत्नात् (prayatnāt)	प्रयत्नाभ्याम् (prayatnābhyām)	प्रयत्नेभ्यः (prayatnebhyaḥ)
genitive	प्रयत्नस्य (prayatnasya)	प्रयत्नयोः (prayatnayoḥ)	प्रयत्नानाम् (prayatnānām)
locative	प्रयत्ने (prayatne)	प्रयत्नयोः (prayatnayoḥ)	प्रयत्नेषु (prayatneṣu)
vocative	प्रयत्न (prayatna)	प्रयत्नौ (prayatnau) प्रयत्ना¹ (prayatnā¹)	प्रयत्नाः (prayatnāḥ) प्रयत्नासः¹ (prayatnāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Hindi: प्रयत्न (prayatna) (learned)
• → Marathi: प्रयत्न (prayatna) (learned)
• →⇒ Tamil: பிரயத்தனம் (pirayattaṉam) (learned)