Kusalata, Kusalatā, Kushalata, Kuśalatā: 11 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Kuśalatā can be transliterated into English as Kusalata or Kushalata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Kushalta.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarykusalatā : (f.) cleverness; dexterity; accomplishment.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryKusalatā, (fem. abstr. fr. kusala) (only —°) skill, cleverness, accomplishment; good quality.—lakkhaṇa° skill in interpreting special signs VvA. 138; aparicita° neglect in acquiring good qualities PvA. 67. For foll. cp. Mrs. Rh. D. Dhs. trsl. pp. 345—348; āpatti° skill as to what is an offence; samāpatti° in the Attainments; dhātu° in the Elements; manasikāra° proficiency in attention; āyatana° skill in the spheres; paṭiccasamuppāda° skill in conditioned Genesis; ṭhāna° and aṭṭhāna° skill in affirming (negating) causal conjuncture: all at D. III, 212 and Dhs. 1329—1338; cp. A. I, 84, 94. (Page 224)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKuśalatā (कुशलता).—
1) Cleverness, ability, conversancy with (loc.).
2) Acuteness of sensation; यथा यथा निषेवन्ते विषया- न्विषयात्मकाः । तथा तथा कुशलता तेषां तेषूपजायते (yathā yathā niṣevante viṣayā- nviṣayātmakāḥ | tathā tathā kuśalatā teṣāṃ teṣūpajāyate) || Manusmṛti 12.73.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKuśalatā (कुशलता).—f.
(-tā) 1. Cleverness, ability. 2. Eloquence. 3. Well-being. E. tal added to the last; also with tva, kuśalatvaṃ.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKuśalatā (कुशलता).—[kuśala + tā], f. Cleverness, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 12, 73.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKuśalatā (कुशलता).—[feminine] ability, skill, cleverness.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kuśalatā (कुशलता):—[=kuśala-tā] [from kuśala] f. cleverness, ability, conversancy with ([locative case]), [Mṛcchakaṭikā]
2) [v.s. ...] acuteness of sensation, [Manu-smṛti xii, 73.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKuśalatā (कुशलता):—(tā) 1. f. Cleverness.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryKuśalatā (कुशलता) [Also spelled kushalta]:—(nf) dexterity, skill, deftness; well-being.
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Starts with: Kushalatana.
Ends with: Ayatanakusalata, Kalakushalata, Samadhi Samapatti Kusalata.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 12.73 < [Section IX - Details of Transmigration]
Jivanandana of Anandaraya Makhin (Study) (by G. D. Jayalakshmi)
Analysis of Hāsya-rasa < [Chapter 6 - Dramatic aspects of the Jīvanandana Nāṭaka]
The Life of Sariputta (by Nyanaponika Thera)
The Turner Of The Wheel < [Part II - Maturity Of Insight]
Part VIII - On The Buddhist Notions Of "good, Bad, And Indeterminate" < [Introductory Essay]
Part II - The Suttanta Pairs Of Terms < [Book III - The Division Entitled 'elimination']