1 Effort, exertion, endea- vour; R. 2. 56; Mu. 5. 20.

2 Per- severing or continued effort; per- severance.

3 Labour, difficulty; pra- yatnaprekṣaṇīyaḥ saṃvṛttaḥ Ś. 1 ‘hardly visi- ble’, ‘seen with difficulty’.

4 Great care, caution; kṛtaprayatno'pi gṛhe vina- śyati Pt. 1. 20.

5 (In gram.) Ef- fort in uttering, effort of the mouth in the production of articulate sounds; see Sk. on P. VIII. 2. 1.

6 (In...