Sunday, September 28, 2014

Hindi: prayatn, yatn

Are these two words prayatn and yatn same in meaning? Chaturvedi provides the same primary definitions for both, which makes their use a bit redundant to me since they have the same base.

प्रयत्न prayatn (nm) effort, endeavour; attempt; (in Phonetics) manner of articulation; -लाघव economy of effort; ~वान्/शील assiduous, diligent, one who makes efforts; hence ~शीलता (nf); —करना to try, to make an effort; to attempt/endeavour.

यत्न yatn (nm) effort, endeavour; attempt; care; ~पूर्वक with effort/attempt; with care; ~वती feminine form of ~वान; ~वान/शील making effort, effortive.

Yes, both are synonymous.

Hindi word reference: prayatn, yatn

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