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effort meaning in Sanskrit

प्रयत्न prayatna

/ˈɛf.ət//ˈɛf.ɚt/

effort in Sanskrit: प्रयत्न (prayatna), शमी (śámī), उत्साह (utsāha), कार (kārá). In English, effort means the work involved in performing an activity; exertion.

Sanskrit words for effort

effort; endeavor; try; attempt
प्रयत्न prayatna
effort, labour, toil
शमी śámī
effort, resolution, perseverance
उत्साह utsāha
effort; exertion
कार kārá
effort, exertion, energy, zeal, trouble, pains, care, endeavour after
यत्न yatna
effort, exertion
चेष्टा ceṣṭā, उत्थान utthā́na
effort
आत्मन् ātmán
effort, perseverance, exertion
सर्ग sárga

English meaning of effort

  1. noun The work involved in performing an activity; exertion.
  2. noun An endeavor.
  3. noun A force acting on a body in the direction of its motion.
  4. verb To make an effort.

Full definition of effort

effort in a sentence

  • take a lot of effort
  • Although he didn't win any medals, Johnson's effort at the Olympics won over many fans.

Synonyms of effort

effort in other languages

Questions about effort in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of effort in Sanskrit?
Effort in Sanskrit is प्रयत्न (prayatna), शमी (śámī), उत्साह (utsāha), कार (kārá).
effort इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Effort: प्रयत्न (prayatna), शमी (śámī), उत्साह (utsāha), कार (kārá).
What does effort mean in English?
Effort means the work involved in performing an activity; exertion.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “effort”: आत्मन्, उत्थान, उत्साह, कार. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: effort (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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