[phal-ac] 1 Fruit (fig. al- so) as of a tree; udeti pūrvaṃ kusumaṃ tataḥ phalaṃ Ś. 7. 30; R. 4. 33; 1. 49.

2 Crop, produce; kṛṣiphalaṃ Me. 16.

3 A result, fruit, consequence, effect; atyutkaṭaiḥ pāpapuṇyairihaiva phalama- śnute H. 1. 83; phalena jñāsyasi Pt. 1; na navaḥ prabhurāphalodayāt sthirakarmā virarāma karmaṇaḥ R. 8. 22; 1. 33.

4 (Hence) Reward, recompense, meed, retri- bution (good or bad);...