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
शिवof 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-दिआस् happily, cheerfully, (with √ , ‘to be well’),
[BhP.] कुशल n. n. (also) religious merit,
[Inscr.] ;
[MWB. 124]