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कौसीद्यkausīdya

कौसीद्य (kausīdya) is a Sanskrit word meaning sloth, indolence, the practice of usury, sloth or indolence. Its 7 recorded definitions are grouped into 3 contexts, among them Sloth/Indolence and Usury, Sloth or Indolence, Usury or Practice of Usury.

Etymology
E. कुसीद usury, &c. affix यञ्
Definitions
7
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Meanings by context

Sloth/Indolence and Usury

5 definitions
1. Sloth or indolence. 2. The practice of usury.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Sloth. 2. Usury.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Sloth. 2. The practice of usury.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Sloth or indolence. 2. The practice of usury.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Sloth or indolence. 2. The practice of usury.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Sloth or Indolence

1 definition
sloth, indolence

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Usury or Practice of Usury

1 definition
the practice of usury

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 6 works: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.