फलphala

फल (phala) is a Sanskrit word meaning fruit, a nutmeg, the three myrobalans, the menstrual discharge, consequence, effect, or result, reward or punishment. Its 39 recorded definitions are grouped into 10 contexts, among them Fruit (Literal), Kernels, Edible Products, and General Term 'Phala', Financial and Mathematical Terms, Linguistic and Grammatical Notes.

Roots
फल (phala), फल् (phal)
Definitions
39
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Meanings by context

Fruit (Literal), Kernels, Edible Products, and General Term 'Phala'

14 definitions
fruit

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the kernel or seed of a fruit

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a nutmeg

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the three myrobalans

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. Fruit of a tree or kernel. 2. Consequence, effect, or result. 3. Reward, advantage, or gain. 4. Retribution, punishment, loss, or disadvantage. 5. Compensation. 6. Mathematical product, quotient, or interest. 7. Gaming-board, blade, or arrow-head.

Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The fruit of a plant or fruit in general. 2. Result, consequence, or produce. 3. Prosperity or success. 4. Gain, profit, or acquisition. 5. Reward or recompense. 6. A shield. 7. The blade of a sword, knife, or arrowhead. 8. The Kakoli berry. 9. A nutmeg. 10. The three myrobalans. 11. Menstrual discharge. 12. Gift. 13. A ploughshare. 14. The quotient in arithmetic. 15. The area of a geometric figure. 16. An equation. 17. The anomalistic equation of a planet in astronomy.

Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Fruit, prosperity, or gain. 2. A shield, blade, or berry. 3. Nutmeg. 4. Menses. 5. A gift or ploughshare. 6. A mathematical quotient, area of a circle, or equation. 7. A plant.

Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Fruit or crop. 2. Offspring. 3. Result or consequence. 4. Profit or advantage. 5. Recompense. 6. A deed. 7. A shield. 8. A tablet or board. 9. An arrow point or dart head. 10. Menstrual discharge. 11. A ploughshare. 12. A gift. 13. The result of a calculation. 14. Nutmeg.

Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The fruit of a plant. 2. Result or consequence. 3. Prosperity or thriving. 4. Gain or profit. 5. Reward. 6. A shield. 7. The blade of a sword, knife, or arrow head. 8. The Kakoli berry and drug. 9. A nutmeg. 10. The three myrobalans collectively. 11. Menstrual discharge. 12. Gift. 13. A ploughshare. 14. The quotient of a sum. 15. The area of a circle. 16. An equation. 17. The anomalistic equation of a planet.

Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Fruit. 2. Revenue. 3. Consequence or result. 4. Fulfilment of an omen. 5. Gain or reward. 6. A shield. 7. The blade of a sword or knife, or the head of an arrow. 8. A ploughshare.

Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Fruit of a tree, kernel, or testicle. 2. Result, profit, reward, punishment, or interest on capital. 3. Tablet, board, blade, or point of an arrow.

Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Fruit. 2. The consequence, result, reward, or punishment of human deeds.

Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

1. A fruit. 2. Produce or crop. 3. A kernel or seed. 4. Offspring, progeny, or a child. 5. A result, consequence, or effect. 6. Profit, gain, interest on capital, advantage, benefit, or utility. 7. Recompense, reward, prize, or retribution. 8. Detriment, loss, or disadvantage. 9. In mathematics, the result of a calculation, product, quotient, or second term in a rule of three. 10. A nutmeg. 11. The three myrobalans. 12. A testicle. 13. The blade of a sword or knife. 14. A tablet or board. 15. A shield. 16. The point of an arrow or head of a dart or spear. 17. A point or spot on a die. 18. A ploughshare. 19. Menstrual discharge. 20. A gift.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

fruit

The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects

Financial and Mathematical Terms

6 definitions
compensation

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the result of a calculation, product, or quotient

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

corrective equation

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the area or superficial contents of a figure

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

interest on capital

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the third term in a rule of three sum

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Linguistic and Grammatical Notes

5 definitions
not found

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

wrong reading for tula

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. To produce or bear fruit. 2. To make fruitful. 3. To go. 4. To divide, cleave, or split.

Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. To bear fruit or fructify. 2. To go. 3. To divide or split.

Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

bear fruit

Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

Shield, Ploughshare, or Spot/Mark

3 definitions
A shield

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a ploughshare

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a point or spot on a die

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Specific Plant Species

3 definitions
Wrightia antidysenterica

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a species of plant

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Aglaia Odorata

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Blade, Point, or Tip (of a weapon/tool)

2 definitions
a blade of a sword or knife

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the point of an arrow

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Menstrual Discharge or Fish

2 definitions
the menstrual discharge

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a kind of fish

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Result, Consequence, Outcome, Retribution

2 definitions
1. Consequence, effect, or result. 2. Reward or punishment. 3. Gain or loss.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the issue or end of an action

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Benefit, Gain, Profit, Enjoyment

1 definition
benefit, enjoyment

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Gift or Donation

1 definition
1. A gift or donation. 2. A gaming board.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 11 works: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.