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कुशल mfn. mf(आ)n. (गणs सिध्मा-दि, श्रेण्य्-आदि, and श्रमणा-दि) right, proper, suitable, good (e.g. कुशलं √ मन्, to consider good, approve, [AitBr.] ; [ŚāṅkhŚr.] ) well, healthy, in good condition, prosperous, [R.] &c. शौण्डादि fit for, competent, able, skilful, clever, conversant with (loc. [[Pāṇ. 2-3, 40] ; [ChUp.] ; [Mn.] &c.] gen. [[Pāṇ. 2-3, 40] ; [Yājñ. ii, 181] ] inf. [[MBh.] ], or in comp. [गण; Gaut, [Mn.] &c.]) कुशल m. m. pl. N. of a people, [MBh. vi, 359] कुशल m. m.N. of the Brāhmans in कुशद्वीप, [BhP. v, 20, 16] N. of शिव of a prince, [VP.] of a grammarian (author of the पञ्जिका-प्रदीप) कुशल n. n. welfare, well-being, prosperous condition, happiness, [TUp.] ; [Gaut.] ; [Āp.] ; [MBh.] &c. ([कुशलम्-√ प्रच्छ्, to ask after another's welfare, to say ‘how do you do?’ [Mn.] ; [MBh.] &c.; कुशलं ते (optionally with dat. [Pāṇ. 2-3, 73] ), ‘hail to thee!’ (used as a salutation, especially in greeting a Brāhman), [MBh.] &c.]) benevolence, [R. ii, 34, 22] virtue, [L.] cleverness, competence, ability, [Pañcat.] N. of a वर्ष governed by कुशल, [VP.] कुशल n. n. (in comp. ) g. विस्पष्टा-दि आस् happily, cheerfully, (with √ , ‘to be well’), [BhP.] कुशल n. n. (also) religious merit, [Inscr.] ; [MWB. 124]
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