aphala

Dictionary meanings for aphala from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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aphala

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a. [na. ba.] 1 Unfruitful, fruitless, barren (lit. & fig.); ºlā o- ṣadhayaḥ, ºlaṃ kāryaṃ &c.

2 Unproductive, useless, vain; yathā ṣaṃḍho'phalaḥ strīṣu yathā gaurgavi cāphalā. yathā cājñe'phalaṃ dānaṃ tathā vipro'nṛco'phalaḥ Ms. 2. 158.

3 De- prived of virility, castrated; emas- culated; aphalohaṃ kṛtastena krodhātsā ca nirākṛtā Rām. laḥ 1 N. of a plant (jhābuka).

2 A goat. lā The Aloe plant (ghṛtakumārī);...

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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

mf (/A) n. unfruitful, barren RV. x, 97, 15, &c 59,3 10911 mf (/A) n. vain, unproductive RV. x, 71, 5, &c 59,3 10912 mf (/A) n. deprived of virility R. i, 49, 1 & 11 59,3 10913 m. Tamarix Indica 59,3 10914

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