koshish fu/c attempt, endeavour [पहली first, बेकार vain, लगातार continuous]; ~ करना to try, to attempt; हमने कई बार ~ की we tried several times, we made several attempts. [syn. प्रयत्न]

bekār I. a 1. unemployed, out of job [युवक young men, युवतियाँ young women]; वह तीन साल से ~ है he has been -- for three years. △ ~ से बेगार भली forced labour is better than idleness. 2. idle [आदमी fellow, मशीन machine]; ~ (की) बात -- talk; ~ बैठना (पड़े रहना, खड़े रहना) to sit (lie, stand) --; उससे कोई आशा रखना ~ है it is -- to expect anything from her/him. 3. useless [कोशिश attempt, चीज़ें articles]; ~ जाना to go waste: उसका सब परिश्रम ~ गया all his labour has gone waste. 4. vain [प्रयत्न effort, आशाएँ hopes]: ~ बहस करना to argue in --. 5 good for nothing: ~ आदमी -- fellow. [syn. निकम्मा]. II. mc unemployed

yatna mc effort [अत्यन्त utmost, अंतिम last, कड़ा strenuous, सम्मिलित united]; ~ करना to try; इतने प्रयत्नों के बाद after so many --s; सारा ~ विफल गया the entire -- was in vain. [also प्रयत्न, syn. कोशिश]

siṛ·toṛ a utmost; हमने ~ कोशिश की we tried our utmost.

hālã̄ki conj although, though; ~ उसने बहुत कोशिश की -- he/she tried hard; ~ आप सब कुछ जानते हैं -- you know everything. [syn. यद्यापि]