प्रयत् [ prayat ] [ pra-√ yat ] Ā. [ -yatate ] , to be active or effective Lit. TBr. ( ep. also P. [ °ti ] ) ; to strive , endeavour , exert one's self , devote or apply one's self to (loc. dat. acc. , [ arthe ] , [ artham ] , [ hetos ] , or inf.) Lit. ŚrS. Lit. Mn. Lit. MBh.