व्यसन 1 Casting away, dispelling.
2 Separating, dividing.
3 Violation, infraction.
4 Loss, destruction, defeat, fall; defection, weak point; अमात्य- व्यसनं Pt. 3; स्वबलव्यसने Ki. 13. 15; Śi. 2. 57.
5 (a) A calamity, misfortune, distress, evil, disaster' ill-luck; अज्ञातभर्तृव्यसना मुहूर्तं कृ- तोपकारेव रतिर्बभूव Ku. 3. 73, 4. 30; R. 12. 57. (b) Adversity’ need; स सुहृद् व्यसने यः स्यात् Pt. 1. 337 ‘a friend in need is a friend indeed’.
6 Setting (as of the sun &c.); तेजोद्वयस्य युगपद्व्यसनोद- याभ्यां Ś. 4. 1 (where व्यसन means ‘a fall’ also).
7 Vice, bad practice, evil habit; मिथ्यैव व्यसनं वदंति मृगयामीदृग् विनोदः कुतः Ś. 2. 5, R. 18. 14; Y. 1. 310; (these vices are usually said to be ten; see Ms. 7. 47−48); समानशील- व्यसनेषु सख्यं Subhāsh.
8 Close or intent application, assiduous devotion; विद्यायां व्यसनं Bh. 2. 62, 63.
9 Inordinate addiction.
10 Crime, sin.
11 Punishment.
13 Inability, incompetency.
12 Fruitless effort.
14 Air, wind.
15 Individuality.
−Comp.
−अतिभारः heavy calamity or distress; R. 14. 68. −अन्वित, −आर्त, −पीडित a. overtaken by calamity, involved in distress.
−प्रहरिन् a. 1. hurting, attacking, giving trouble. −2. striking (an enemy) in his weak point.
व्यंसन 1 Cheating, deceiving.
2 Distributing.