Dictionary meanings for viphala from Apte and Monier-Williams.
apte + mw
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a. 1 Fruitless, useless vain, ineffectual, unprofitable; mama viphalametadanurūpamapi yauvanaṃ Gīt. 7; jaga- tā vā viphalena kiṃ phalaṃ R. G.; Śi. 9. 6; Ku. 7. 66; Me. 68.
2 Idle, un- meaning. lā N. of a plant (keta- kī).
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
mf (A) n. bearing no fruit (as a tree) Ka1v.; VarBr2S. 976,3 198086 mf (A) n. fruitless, useless, ineffectual, futile, vain, idle Ya1jn5.; Hariv. &c 976,3 198087 mf (A) n. having no testicles R. 976,3 198088 m. Pandanus Odoratissimus L. 976,3 198089
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