vyasana | व्यसन | vyasana
vy-asana | व्य्-असन | n. moving to and fro, wagging (of a tail), Pāṇ. iii, 1, 20, Vārtt. 3
throwing (effort) into, assiduity, industry, Bhartṛ.; Subh.
separation, individuality, W.
attachment or devotion or addiction to (loc. or comp.), passion, (esp.) evil passion, sin, crime, vice (said to arise either from love of pleasure or from anger; eight are enumerated under the first head, viz. mfgayā | म्फ़्गया |, dyūta | द्यूत | or akśa | अक्श |, divā-svapna | दिवा-स्वप्न |, parivāda | परिवाद |, striyaḥ | स्त्रियः |, mada | मद |, tOrya-trika | त्Oर्य-त्रिक |, vfṭātyā | व्फ़्टात्या |; and eight under the second, viz. pEṣunya | प्Eषुन्य |, sāhasa | साहस |, droha | द्रोह |, irśyā | इर्श्या |, asūyā | असूया |, arṭa-dūśaṛa | अर्ट-दूशऋअ |, vākpāruśya | वाक्पारुश्य |, daṛqa-pāruśya | दऋक़-पारुश्य |, qq.vv.), Mn. vii, 47, 48; MBh. &c.
favourite pursuit or occupation, hobby, MBh.; Pañcat.; Rājat.
evil predicament or plight, disaster, accident, evil result, calamity, misfortune (vyasanāni | व्यसनानि | pl. misfortunes), ill-luck, distress, destruction, defeat, fall, ruin, Mn.; MBh. &c.
setting (of sun or moon), Mṛcch.; Śak.
fruitless effort, L.
punishment, execution (of criminals), MW.
incompetence, inability, W.
air, wind, ib.
tale-bearing, L.
throwing (effort) into, assiduity, industry, Bhartṛ.; Subh.
separation, individuality, W.
attachment or devotion or addiction to (loc. or comp.), passion, (esp.) evil passion, sin, crime, vice (said to arise either from love of pleasure or from anger; eight are enumerated under the first head, viz. mfgayā | म्फ़्गया |, dyūta | द्यूत | or akśa | अक्श |, divā-svapna | दिवा-स्वप्न |, parivāda | परिवाद |, striyaḥ | स्त्रियः |, mada | मद |, tOrya-trika | त्Oर्य-त्रिक |, vfṭātyā | व्फ़्टात्या |; and eight under the second, viz. pEṣunya | प्Eषुन्य |, sāhasa | साहस |, droha | द्रोह |, irśyā | इर्श्या |, asūyā | असूया |, arṭa-dūśaṛa | अर्ट-दूशऋअ |, vākpāruśya | वाक्पारुश्य |, daṛqa-pāruśya | दऋक़-पारुश्य |, qq.vv.), Mn. vii, 47, 48; MBh. &c.
favourite pursuit or occupation, hobby, MBh.; Pañcat.; Rājat.
evil predicament or plight, disaster, accident, evil result, calamity, misfortune (vyasanāni | व्यसनानि | pl. misfortunes), ill-luck, distress, destruction, defeat, fall, ruin, Mn.; MBh. &c.
setting (of sun or moon), Mṛcch.; Śak.
fruitless effort, L.
punishment, execution (of criminals), MW.
incompetence, inability, W.
air, wind, ib.
tale-bearing, L.