1 Effort, exertion, ener- gy, industry, perseverance; karotu nāma nītijño vyavasāyamitastataḥ H. 2. [Page1020-a+ 57] 14.

2 Resolve, resolution, deter- mination; maṃdīcakāra maraṇavyavasāyabuddhiṃ Ku. 4. 45 ‘the thought of resolv- ing to die’; Bg. 2. 41, 10. 36.

3 An act, action, performance; vyavasāyaḥ pratipattiniṣṭuraḥ R. 8. 65.

4 (a) Business, employment, trade. (b) Following a particular profes- sion or...