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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. कौशलkauśala[kausal-a] n. welfare, prosperity; skill, cleverness, experience (in, lc. or --˚); -ya, n. id.; -ikâ, f. gift…

    [kausal-a] neuter welfare, prosperity; skill, cleverness, experience (in, locative or --˚); -ya, neuter the same; -ikâ, feminine; also equal for gift, present.

    In the Gita2·50

    तस्माद्योगाय युज्यस्व योगः कर्मसु कौशलम् ॥

    tasmādyogāya yujyasva yogaḥ karmasu kauśalam. — One whose intelligence has attained to unity, casts away from him even here in this world of dualities both good doing and evil doing; therefore… 2·50
    • कौशलम्kauśalamnominative singular of the neuter noun kauśala (skill) .
  2. अकौशलakauśala[a-kausala] n. inexperience, help lessness.

    [a-kausala] neuter inexperience, help lessness.

  3. आकौशलākauśala[âkausala] n. inexperience, lack of skill.

    [âkausala] neuter inexperience, lack of skill.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. कौशलkauśalan. (fr. कुश्˚; g. युवा*दि) well-being, welfare, good fortune, prosperity MBh. iv, 486 BhP.
    1. neuter gender (from कुश्that the rest of a word is to be supplied; gaRa युवा*दि) well-being, welfare, good fortune, prosperity MBh. iv, 486 BhP.
    2. neuter gender skilfulness, cleverness, experience (with locative case or in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound') Sus3r. Mr2icch. Pan5cat. etc.
  2. अकौशलakauśalan. unskilfulness Pa1n2.
    1. neuter gender unskilfulness Pa1n2.
    2. neuter gender confer, compare आकौशल .
  3. आकौशलākauśalan. (fr. अ-कुशल Pa1n2. 7-3, 30) inexpertness, want of skill S3is3. xvi, 30.

    neuter gender (from अ-कुशल Pa1n2. 7-3, 30) inexpertness, want of skill S3is3. xvi, 30.

  4. उपायकौशल्यupāyakauśalyan. skill in the choice of means, SaddhP.

    neuter gender skill in the choice of means, SaddhP.

  5. कौशलिkauśalim. metron. fr. कुशला g. बाह्व्-आदि .

    masculine gender metronymic from कुशला gaRa बाह्व्-आदि .

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अपकौशलीapakauśalīNews, information.

    News, information.

  2. आकौशलम्ākauśalamInexpertness, want of skill; विवरीतुमथात्मनो गुणान् भृशमाकौशलमार्यचेतसाम् Śi.16.3.

    Inexpertness, want of skill; विवरीतुमथात्मनो गुणान् भृशमाकौशलमार्यचेतसाम् Śi.16.3.