[Skt.] n. Toil, violent effort, trouble, difficulty, pain. sramamu. a mata vinadamunake prayasamuganunnadi it is painful even to hear that word. nenu ceppematalu atanu vinadame prayasa it is hard to get him to listen to what I say. prayasapadu pra-yasa-padu. v. n. To try hard, to take pains, to incur difficulties, to suffer. sramapadu.