viriya

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀯𑀺𑀭𑀺𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• विरिय (Devanagari script)
• ৰিরিয (Bengali script)
• විරිය (Sinhalese script)
• ဝိရိယ (Burmese script)
• วิริย or วิริยะ (Thai script)
• ᩅᩥᩁᩥᨿ (Tai Tham script)
• ວິຣິຍ or ວິຣິຍະ or ວິຣິຢະ (Lao script)
• វិរិយ (Khmer script)
• 𑅇𑄨𑄢𑄨𑄠 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit वीर्य (vīrya).

Noun

viriya n

1. (Buddhism) Energy, enthusiasm; one of the Ten Perfections.

Declension

Declension table of "viriya" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	viriyaṃ	viriyāni
Accusative (second)	viriyaṃ	viriyāni
Instrumental (third)	viriyena	viriyehi or viriyebhi
Dative (fourth)	viriyassa or viriyāya or viriyatthaṃ	viriyānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	viriyasmā or viriyamhā or viriyā	viriyehi or viriyebhi
Genitive (sixth)	viriyassa	viriyānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	viriyasmiṃ or viriyamhi or viriye	viriyesu
Vocative (calling)	viriya	viriyāni

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “viriya”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead