उद्यम्

{ udyam }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

उद्-√ यम्    P. -यच्छति ( aor. -अयान्, [RV. vi, 71, 5]), Ā. (if the result of the action returns to the agent, [Pāṇ. 1-3, 75]) -यच्छते ( aor. -अयंस्त and -यमिष्ट);

Subj. -यंसते, [RV. i, 143, 7];

( inf. -य॑मम्, [MaitrS. ii, 4, 3]) to lift up, raise, [RV. v, 32, 7; vi, 71, 1 & 5]; [AV.]; [AitBr.]; [ŚBr.]; [Lāṭy.]; [Śak.] &c.;

to raise, set up, elevate;

to put up or higher, carry or bring upwards, [RV. iv, 53, 1; i, 143, 7]; [TS.]; [ŚBr.]; KātyŚr. &c.;

to hold out, present, offer (a sacrifice to gods, or any other thing to men), [RV.]; [AV.]; [TS.]; [MBh.]; [BhP.]; [R.] &c.;

to shake up, rouse, [RV. i, 10, 1; i, 56, 1; x, 119, 2]; [AV. xiv, 1, 59];

to raise (one's voice, or rays, or light), [RV.];

to undertake, commence;

to be diligent, strive after (only P. e.g. उद्यच्छति चिकित्सां वैद्यः, ‘the physician strives after the science of medicine’ [Kāś.] on [Pāṇ. 1-3, 75]; with dat. or acc. or without any object), [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [Ragh.]; [Kathās.]; [Rājat.] &c.;

to rein, curb;

to guide, [MBh.];

to keep away or off, restrain, check, [TS. vi, 3, 4, 6]; [TBr. iii, 3, 1, 3] :

Intens. -यम्यमीति, to raise, stretch out (the arms), [RV. i, 95, 7.]

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उद् √ यम्

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

उद्यम् [udyam]   1 Ā. (P. in some cases)
   To raise, elevate, lift up; बाहू उद्यम्य Ś1; परस्य दण्डं नोद्यच्छेत् [Ms.4.164,] 8.28; धनुरुद्यम्य पाण्डवः [Bg.1.2;] [R.15.23,11.17;] भारमुद्यच्छते Sk.; [Bk.4.31,17.92.]
   To offer, give.
   To prepare, become ready for, begin, set about (with dat., loc. or inf.); उद्यच्छमाना गमनाय पश्चात् [R.16.29;] [Bk.8.47;] see उद्यत.
   To strive, be diligent, strive hard for; उद्यच्छति वेदम् [Sk.]
   To reign, manage, govern.
   To keep back, stop, hinder.
   To rise.-Caus. To prompt, stimulate; मधुमदोद्यमिता वनिता [Ki.9.66.]

संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN

   See : परिश्रम्