यत्
yat
To strive in Sanskrit is expressed by यत् (yat).
The term means to sincerely try to achieve, to make one's best effort.
Meaning: to sincerely try to achieve, to make one's best effort (verb)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is yat.
Did you know?
- The root of यत् shares an ancient ancestor with the Persian word faryâd, which means to 'cry' or 'shout'.
- While यत् means 'to strive' in Sanskrit, its distant linguistic relative in Tocharian A, yät-, has the completely different meaning 'to adorn'.
- The root of यत् is the foundation for the word यत्न, which means 'effort' or 'endeavor' in both Sanskrit and modern Hindi.
Examples in context
- सततं प्रयत्नं करोति।He/she always strives.
Example conversation
Aditya and Kavya are talking about their goals.
- आदित्य Adityaकाव्या, त्वं किं करोषि?kāvyā, tvaṃ kiṃ karoṣi?Kavya, what are you doing?
- काव्या Kavyaअहं परीक्षायां प्रथमवादेन यत्।ahaṃ parīkṣāyāṃ prathamavādena yat.I am striving to come first in the exam.
- आदित्य Adityaउत्तमम्, अहमपि यत्।uttamam, ahamapi yat.Great, I am also striving.
- काव्या Kavyaशुभमस्तु!śubhamastu!May it be auspicious!
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries यत्, CC BY-SA 4.0.
