# फल (phala)

Canonical page: https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/phala

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)
- **SLP1:** `Pala`  **IAST:** phala  **Devanagari:** फल
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phala
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/phala/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** फाल (phāla), फला (phalā)

## Meanings by context

### Fruit (Literal), Kernels, Edible Products, and General Term 'Phala' (14 definitions)
- fruit  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 716,2] फल (phala) n. ( ifc. f( आ (ā) or ई (ī) ). ) fruit ( esp. of trees), Ṛg-veda (Title) &c. &c. [ ID=141720 ]
- the kernel or seed of a fruit  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the kernel or seed of a fruit, Amaru-śataka (Title) [ ID=141721 ]
- a nutmeg  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a nutmeg, Suśruta (Title) [ ID=141722 ]
- the three myrobalans  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the 3 myrobalans (= त्रि - फला (tri-phalā), q.v. ), Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=141723 ]
- 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*
  > फल (phala) [Printed book page 190-1 ] फल (phala) phál-a, n. ( —° a. ā or ī ) fruit ( esp. of a tree ); kernel of a fruit ( rare ); fruit = consequence, effect, result; reward, recompense, advantage; retribution, punishment, loss, disadvantage; gain, enjoyment; compensation; result of a calculation, product, quotient etc. ( in mathematics ); interest ( on capital ); gaming-board; blade; arrow-head. [ ID=12622 ]
- 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*
  > फल (phala) n. ( - लं (-laṃ) ) 1 The fruit of any plant, fruit in general. 2 Fruit (metaphorically), result, produce, consequence. 3 Prosperity, flourishing, thriving. 4 Gain, profit, acquisition. 5 Recompense, reward. 6 A shield. 7 The blade of a sword or knife, the head of an arrow, &c. 8 A sort of fragrant berry and drug, commonly Kakoli. 9 A nutmeg. 10 The three myrobalans collectively. 11 The menstrual discharge. 12 Gift, giving. 13 A ploughshare. 14 The quotient of a sum, (in arithmetic.) 15 The area of a circle, &c. 16 An equation. 17 (In astronomy,) Page595 The anomalistic equation of a planet. f. ( - ली (-lī) ) A medicinal plant, commonly Priyangu. m. ( - लः (-laḥ) ) A plant, ( Echites antidysenterica, Rox.:) see कुटज (kuṭaja). E. फल (phala) to bear or produce fruit, aff. अच् (ac). [ ID=27413 ]
- 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*
  > फल (phala) ( लं ) ((laṃ)) 1. n. Fruit; prosperity; gain; a shield; a blade; a berry; nutmeg; menses; a gift; plough-share; quotient; area of a circle; equation. m. f. A plant (Echites antidysenterica). [ ID=26915 ]
- 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*
  > फल (phala) [Printed book page 497-17 ] फल (phala) n. 1. Fruit especially that of a tree, crop, produce, उदेति पूर्वं कुसुमं ततः फल (phala) म् (udeti pūrvaṃ kusumaṃ tataḥ phalam) Sak. vii., समित्कुशफल (phala) ाहरैः (samitkuśaphalāharaiḥ) R. i.49, Megh. i.16; 2. offspring, progeny, R. xiv.39; 3. result, consequence, effect, आफल (phala) ोदयकर्मणाम् (āphalodayakarmaṇām) R. i.5, 20, 53, Megh. i.24; 4. interest, object, किमपेक्ष्य फल (phala) म् (kimapekṣya phalam) ‘with what object in view’ Kir. ii.21; 5. profit, gain, advantage; 6. recompense, retribution (good or bad), फल (phala) मस्योपहासस्य सद्यः प्राप्यसि (phalamasyopahāsasya sadyaḥ prāpyasi) R. xii.37; 7. a deed, an act, ब्रुवते हि फल (phala) ेन साधवो न तु कंठेन निजोपयोगिताम् (bruvate hi phalena sādhavo na tu kaṃṭhena nijopayogitām) ‘good men prove their usefulness by deeds, not by words’ Na. ii.48; 8. a shield; 9. a tablet, a board (as in शारीफल (phala) (śārīphala) ); 10. the point of an arrow, the head of a dart; 11. menstrual discharge; 12. a plough-share; 13. a gift; 14. the result of a calculation (in math.); 15. nutmeg. [ ID=25893 ]
- 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*
  > फल (phala) [Printed book page 509-b ] फल (phala) n. ( - लं (-laṃ) ) 1. The fruit of any plant, fruit in general. 2. Fruit, (metaphorically,) result, produce, consequence. 3. Prosperity, flourishing, thriving. 4. Gain, profit, acquisition. 5. Recompense, reward. 6. A shield. 7. The blade of a sword or knife, the head of an arrow, &c. 8. A sort of fragrant berry and drug commonly Kākoli. 9. A nutmeg. 10. The three myrobalans collectively. 11. The men- Page510-a+ 60 strual discharge. 12. Gift, giving. 13. A ploughshare. 14. The quotient of a sum, (in arithmetic.) 15. The area of a circle, &c. 16. An equation. 17. (In astronomy,) The anomalistic equation of a planet. f. ( - ली (-lī) ) A medicinal plant, commonly Priangu. m. ( - लः (-laḥ) ) A plant, (Echites anti-dysenterica, Rox.:) see कुटज (kuṭaja). E. फल (phala) ् (phal) to bear or produce fruit, aff. अच् । (ac.) [ ID=28227 ]
- 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*
  > फल (phala) [Printed book page 0622-b ] फल (phala) phal + a, n. 1. Fruit, Utt. Rāmac. 33, 8. 2. Revenue, Hit. iv. d. 121. 3. Consequence, Chr. 9, 43. 4. Result, Hit. iv. d. 98 ( saṃkhyā-mā- tram, consisting only in the number, i. e. by reckoning four you have nothing but the number, really there is only one). 5. Fulfilment of an omen, Śāk. d. 15. 6. Gain, Bhartṛ. 2, 18. 7. Reward. 8. A shield. 9. The blade of a sword or knife, the head of an arrow, Daśak. 197, 2(?). 10. A ploughshare. — Comp. A-, adj., f. lā. 1. Without fruit, Rām. 4, 59, 12. 2. unproductive, Man. 2, 158; figurat. 234. 3. unprofitable, prejudicial, Daśak. in Chr. 185, 8. Karma(n)-, n. retribution for actions, Man. 11, 231. Kṛṣṭa-, n. the value of the crop, Yājñ. 2, 158. Kṣīṇa-, ( vb. kṣi ), adj. fruitless, Pañc. ii. d. 102. Tri-, I. adj., f. lā, endowed with three fruits, Kām. Nītis. 8, 42. II. f. lā, the three myrobalans. Niṣph°, i. e. nis-, adj., f. lā. 1. without fruit, Rām. 4, 48, 6. 2. fruitless, useless, Man. 3, 144. 3. unproductive, Pañc. 174, 19. 4. irrelevant. Puṇya-, n. re- ward of virtue or meritorious works Page0623-a+ 45 Man. 3, 95. Puraḥph°, i. e. puras-, adj. of which the fruit is coming on. Marut-, n. hail. Mahā-, I. n. a great fruit, Bhartṛ. 2, 86. II. m. a fruit-tree, Aegle marmelos. III. f. lā, a bitter gourd. Manda-, adj., f. lā, bearing scanty fruit, Lass. 35, 20. Muktā-, n. 1. a pearl, Pañc. pr. d. 9. 2. camphor. Yathā-phala + m, when bearing fruit, Pañc. i. d. 246. Vi-, adj. vain, fruit- less useless Böhtl. Ind. Spr. 1395. Śāri-, n. a chequered cloth or fable for playing draughts. Śrī-, 1. m. a fruit-tree, Aegle marmelos. 2. ( n. ) the fruit of the Vilva, Man. 5, 120. Sa-, adj. 1. bearing fruit, Hit. i. d. 10, M.M.; rewarded, Vikr. 10, 9; ful- filled, Vikr. d. 27. 2. yielding a profit. 3. blessed, Rājat. 5, 373. Su-, I. adj. bearing good fruit. II. m., and f. lā, the name of several plants. [ ID=10162 ]
- 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*
  > फल (phala) [Printed book page 356 ] फल (phala) n. ( adj. —° f. आ (ā) & ई (ī) ) fruit, esp. of a tree, kernel, testicle; fruit i.e. result, profit, gain, reward or punishment, compensation, interest on capital; tablet, board, blade, point of an arrow. f. आ (ā) & ई (ī) names of plants. [ ID=21624 ]
- 1. Fruit. 2. The consequence, result, reward, or punishment of human deeds.  
  *Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary*
  > phála, n. —1. fruit; —2. then ( like Eng. fruit), the good or evil consequences of human deeds; result; reward or punishment. [perhaps ‘the ripe and bursting fruit,’ fr. √phal. ] [ ID=2849 ]
- 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)*
  > फल (phala) [Printed book page 0668-c ] Phala, am, n. a fruit, fruit (especially that of a tree); produce, crop; a kernel, ( dāḍima-ph°, the kernel of a pomegranate); fruit metaphorically, offspring, progeny, a child (Raghu-v. XIV. 39); a result, consequence, effect [cf. niṣ-ph°, puṇya-ph°, puraḥ-ph° ]; profit, gain, interest on capital, ad- vantage, benefit, utility; recompense, reward, prize, meed, retribution (good or bad); detriment, loss, disadvantage; (in mathematics) the result of a cal- culation, product or quotient, result (in trigonome- try); second term in a rule of three sum; corrective equation; area or superficial contents of a figure; a nutmeg; the three myrobalans ( = tri-phalā ); a testicle; a blade (of a sword or knife, cf. khaḍga- ph° ); a tablet, board [cf. śāri-ph° ]; a shield; the point of an arrow, head of a dart or spear; a point or spot on a die; a ploughshare ( = phāla ); the menstrual discharge [cf. nava-phalikā, puṣpa ]; a gift, giving; ( as ), m. the plant Wrightia Antidy- senterica, = kuṭaja; (ā), f. a species of shrub, = jhiñjhiriṣṭā; (ī), f. a species of fragrant plant ( = phalinī, priyaṅgu ); a kind of fish (= phali). —Phala-kakṣa, as, m., N. of a Yakṣa. —Phala- kaṇṭakā, f. the plant Asclepias Echinata. —Phala- kāmanā, f. desire of a result or consequence. —Phala-kāla, as, m. the time of fruits, fruit season. —Phala-kṛṣṇa, as, m. Carissa Carandas or Flacourtia Cataphracta (= kṛṣṇa-pāka-phala). —Phala-keśara, as, m. ‘having fruit for hair,’ the cocoa-nut tree (the fruit of which is covered with a fibrous coat resembling hair). —Phala-kośa or phala-koṣaka, as, m. the covering of the testicles, the scrotum. —Phala-khaṇḍana, am, n. the destruction of fruits, frustration of results, dis- Page0669-a+ 81 appointing. —Phala-graha, as, ā, am, ‘receiving fruits,’ deriving profit or advantage, benefited; ( as ), m. the deriving profit or advantage, being benefited. —Phala-grahi, is, is, i, fruitful, bearing fruit in due season. —Phala-grahiṣṇu, us, us, u, fruit-bearing, fruitful. —Phala-grāhin, ī, m. ‘fruit-bearer,’ a tree (properly a fruit tree). —Phala-ghṛta, am, n., Ved. ‘fruit-ghee,’ N. of an aphrodisiac for men (which is composed of various ingredients, and said to be the invention of Bharad-vāja); N. of a powerful me- dicament used in diseases of the uterus. —Phala- camasa, as, m. ‘fruit-goblet,’ a cup containing fruit instead of Soma (Ved. the fruit consisting of pounded figs, young leaves, and sour milk); the bark of the Indian fig-tree (ground and eaten with curds by way of penance). —Phala-cāraka, as, m. ‘fruit- distributor,’ a particular official in Buddhist monasteries. —Phala-coraka, as, m. a kind of perfume. —Pha- la-cchadana, am, n. a house built of wooden boards. —Phala-tas, ind. consequently, accordingly, virtu- ally. —Phala-tā, f. or phala-tva, am, n. the being fruit, the state of fruit. —Phala-traya, am, n. ‘fruit- triad,’ three sorts of fruit collectively (the fruit of the vine with those of Grewia Asiatica or Xylocarpus Gra- natum and Gmelina Arborea); the three myrobalans. —Phala-trika, am, n. ‘fruit-triad,’ the three myro- balans. —Phala-da, as, ā, am, ‘fruit-giving,’ yield- ing or bearing fruit; bringing profit or gain; giving a reward, rewarding; ( as ), m. a tree (properly a fruit tree). —Phala-dātṛ, tā, trī, tṛ, or phala- dāyin, ī, inī, i, ‘fruit-giving,’ yielding fruit; giving a result. —Phala-nirvṛtti, is, f. final consequence or result. —Phala-nivṛtti, is, f. cessation of con- sequences. —Phala-niṣpatti, is, f. production of fruit, bearing fruit, yielding profit, having the desired results. —Phala-pañcāmla, am, n. a collection of five kinds of acid vegetables and fruits; (see pha- lāmla-pañcaka. ) —Phala-pariṇati, is, f. the ripe- ness of fruit. —Phala-pāka, as, m. the ripening of fruit; the fulness of consequences; Carissa Carandas or Flacourtia Cataphracta; [cf. pāka-phala and kṛṣṇa-pākaphala. ] —Phalapākānta (°ka-an°), as, ā, am, ending with the ripening of fruit; ( ā ), f. an annual plant. —Phalapākāvasānā (°ka-av°), f. ‘terminating with ripeness of fruit,’ an annual plant. —Phalapākin, ī, m. the plant Thespesia Popul- neoides. —Phala-pātana, am, n. knocking down or gathering fruit. —Phala-pādapa, as, m. a fruit tree. —Phala-puccha, as, m. a particular species of esculent root or bulb. —Phala-pura, am, n., N. of a city (= phalaka-pura). —Phala- puṣpa-vṛddhi, is, f. increase or growth of fruits and flowers. —Phala-puṣpā or phala-puṣpī, f. Ipomœa Turpethum (= piṇḍa-kharjūrī). —Phala- puṣpopaśobhita (°pa-up°), as, ā, am, adorned with fruits and flowers. —Phala-pūra or phala- pūraka, as, m. ‘full of kernels,’ common citron. —Phala-pracayana, am, n. fruit-gathering, gather- ing fruits. —Phala-prajanana, am, n. the produc- tion of fruit. —Phala-prada, as, ā, am, yielding fruit, productive; bringing a reward. —Phala-pra- dāna, am, n. the giving of fruits; a ceremony at weddings. —Phala-prayukta, as, ā, am, connected with or producing consequences, yielding fruit. —Phala-prasūti, is, f. a growth of fruit, crop of fruit. —Phala-prāpti, is, f. obtaining (the desired) fruit or result; enjoying the consequences of actions. —Phala-priyā, f. a species of fragrant plant (= priyaṅgu). —Phala-prepsu, us, us, u, wishing to obtain fruit, desirous of attaining results. —Phala- bandhin, ī, inī, i, forming or developing fruit, setting (said of blossom). —Phala-bandhya, as, ā, am, barren or destitute of fruit, not bearing fruit; [cf. phalābandhya. ] —Phala-bhāga, as, m. a share in any product, share of advantage or profit; N. of an astrological work. —Phala-bhāgin, ī, inī, i, sharing in the profit or advantage, partaking of a reward. —Phala-bhāj, k, k, k, receiving or having fruit, having consequences; sharing in a reward. —Phala-bhuj, k, k, k, enjoying fruit. —Phala- bhūti, is, m., N. of a Brāhman. —Phala-bhūmi, Page0669-b+ 81 is, f. ‘the land of retribution,’ a place of reward or recompense (as heaven, hell, &c.). —Phala-bhṛt, t, t, t, fruit-bearing, fruitful, productive. —Phala- bhoga, as, m. enjoyment of consequences; possession of rent or profit, usufruct. —Phala-bhogin, ī, inī, i, enjoying fruits or consequences, receiving profits. —Phala-matsyā, f. the aloe plant. —Phala-mu- khyā, f. a species of plant (= aja-modā). —Phala- mudgarikā, f. a kind of date tree (= piṇḍa-khar- jūrī). —Phala-mūla, am, n. or e, n. du. or āni, n. pl. fruits and roots. —Phalamūlin, ī, inī, i, having (edible) fruits and roots. —Phala-yoga, as, m. the attainment of an object; remuneration, wages. —Phala-rājan, ā, m. ‘king of the fruits,’ a water- melon. —Phala-vat, ān, atī, at, fruit-bearing, fruc- tiferous, covered or laden with fruits, fruitful; yielding results or consequences, successful, profitable, advan- tageous; containing the result or end of a plot; ( atī ), f. a species of plant ( = priyaṅgu; cf. phalinī ). —Phalavat-tva, am, n. or phalavat-tā, f. fruit- fulness, beneficial results or consequences. —Phala- varti, is, f. (in medicine) a suppository. —Phala- vartula, am, n. a water-melon; (probably as, m.), the plant Gardenia Latifolia. —Phala-vallī, f. a series of quotients in the solution of certain arith- metical problems. —Phala-vikrayin, ī, iṇī, m. f. a fruit-seller, fruiterer, dealer in fruits. —Phala-vṛk- ṣa, as, m. a fruit tree. —Phala-vṛkṣaka, as, m. the bread-fruit tree. —Phala-śāḍava, as, m. the pomegranate tree. —Phalaśāli-tva, am, n. the bear- ing of fruit; experience of consequences or results. —Phala-śālin, ī, inī, i, bearing or yielding fruit; experiencing consequences, sharing in results. —Pha- la-śaiśira, as, m. Zizyphus Jujuba (= badara). —Phala-śreṣṭha, as, m. ‘best of fruits,’ the mango tree. —Phala-saṃstha, as, ā, am, bearing fruit. —Phala-sampad, t, f. abundance of fruit, good result, success, prosperity. —Phala-sambad- dha, as, m. ‘fruit-endowed,’ the tree Ficus Glome- rata. —Phala-sambhava, as, ā, am, or phala- sambhū, ūs, ūs, u, produced in or by fruit. —Pha- la-sambhārā, f. ‘having an abundance of fruit,’ the tree Ficus Oppositifolia. —Phala-sahasra, am, n. a thousand fruits; ( e ), n. du. two thousand fruits. —Phala-sādhana, am, n. a means of effecting any result. —Phala-siddhi, is, f. acquiring fruit, reaping fruit, realising an object; a prosperous issue. —Phala- sthāna, am, n. the stage in which fruits or results are enjoyed. —Phala-sneha, as, m. ‘having oil in the fruit,’ a walnut tree. —Phala-hāni, is, f. loss of fruit or profit. —Phala-hārin, ī, iṇī, i, fruit- seizing, stealing fruits. —Phala-hārī, f. an epithet of Kālī (a form of Durgā). —Phala-hīna, as, ā, am, void of fruit, yielding no profit. —Phala- hetu, us, us, u, one who has results for a motive, acting with a view to results. —Phalākāṅkṣā (°la-āk°), f. hope or expectation of favourable con- sequences. —Phalākāṅkṣin, ī, iṇī, i, desirous of results, wishing for favourable consequences. —Pha- lāgama (°la-āg°), as, m. ‘arrival of fruits,’ the fruit season, autumn. —Phalāḍhyā (°la-āḍh°), f. ‘rich in fruit,’ a variety of the plantain (= kāṣṭha-kadalī). —Phalādana (°la-ad°), as, m. ‘fruit-eater,’ a parrot; [cf. phalāśana. ] —Phalādhyakṣa (°la- adh°), am, n. ‘superintendant of fruits,’ the tree Mimusops Kauki. —Phalānubandha (°la-an°), as, m. sequence or succession of results, consequences, results. —Phalānumeya (°la-an°), as, ā, am, in- ferable from consequences or results. —Phalānusa- raṇa (°la-an°), am, n. rate or aggregate of profits. —Phalānta (°la-an°), as, m. ‘ending with fruit,’ a bamboo (which dies away after bearing fruit). —Phalānveṣin (°la-an°), ī, iṇī, i, seeking fruits or results, looking for a reward. —Phalāpekṣā (°la-ap°), f. regard to results, expectation of conse- quences. —Phalāpeta (°la-ap°), as, ā, am, de- prived of fruit, unproductive, unfertile. —Phalāpha- likā (°la-aph°), f., see Gaṇa Śāka-pārthivādi to Vārttika to Pāṇ. II. 1, 69. —Phalābandhya (°la- ab°), as, ā, am, not barren of fruit, bearing fruit; [cf. phala-bandhya. ] —Phalābhoga (°la-abh°), Page0669-c+ 81 as, m. non-enjoyment of profits, &c. —Phalāmla (°la-am°), as, m. a species of sorrel, Rumex Vesi- carius; ( am ), n. a tamarind. —Phalāmla-pañcaka (°la-am°), am, n. the five acid or sour fruits, viz. bergamot, orange, sorrel, tamarind, and citron; [cf. amla-pañca and phala-pañcāmla. ] —Phalām- lika, as, ā, am, (probably) accompanied with sauce prepared from sour tamarind juice. —Phalārāma (°la-ār°), as, m. a fruit-garden, orchard. —Phalā- śana (°la-aś°), as, m. ‘fruit-eater,’ a parrot; [cf. phalādana. ] —Phalāśin (°la-āś°), ī, inī, i, feed- ing or living on fruits. —Phalāsakta (°la-ās°), as, ā, am, attached to fruit or results, acting for the sake of reward; fond of fruit, seeking to pluck fruit. —Phalāsava (°la-ās°), as, m. a decoction of fruits. —Phalāsthi (°la-as°), i, n. ‘having a hard kernel for fruit,’ a cocoa-nut. —Phalāhāra (°la-āh°), as, ī, am, feeding or living on fruits, gathering fruits. —Phale-grahi or phale-grāhi, is, is, i, or phale-grāhin, ī, iṇī, i, bearing fruit in season, fruitful (= phala-grahi). —Phalendra (°la-in°), as, m. ‘fruit-king,’ a species of Eugenia (= rāja-jambū). —Phale-pāka, phale-pākā, phale-pāku, see Gaṇa to Pāṇ. VII. 3, 53. —Phale-puṣpā, f. a kind of small shrub (= droṇa-puṣpī). —Phale-ruhā, f. the trumpet-flower, Bignonia Suaveolens. —Phaloccaya (°la-uc°), as, m. the collecting of fruits, a collection of fruits. —Phalottamā (°la-ut°), f. ‘best of fruits,’ a kind of grape without stones ( = kākalī-drākṣā ); a black grape; the three myrobalans ( = tri-phalā ); the benefit arising from sacred study (?); a small sort of rope (?). —Phalotpati (°la-ut°), is, m. the mango tree; (perhaps incorrectly for phalot- patti. ) —Phalotpatti (°la-ut°), is, f. production of fruit, profit, gain, advantage. —Phalodaka (°la- ud°), as, m., N. of a Yakṣa. —Phalodaya (°la- ud°), as, m. coming forth or appearance of fruit; profit, advantage, gain; appearance of consequences or results, consequence, result, recompense, reward, retribution, punishment; happiness, joy; heaven, paradise. —Phalodgama (°la-ud°), as, m. the pro- duction of fruit, appearance of fruit. —Phaloddeśa (°la-ud°), as, m. regard to results. —Phalodbhava (°la-ud°), as, ā, am, obtained or derived from fruits. —Phalopajīvin (°la-up°), ī, inī, i, living by the cultivation or sale of fruits. —Phalopeta (°la-up°), as, ā, am, possessing fruits, yielding fruit. [ ID=34243 ]
- fruit  
  *The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects*
  > फल (phala) [Printed book page 2-057 ] Phala, denoting ‘fruit’ generally, especially the fruit of a tree, occurs in the Rigveda 1 and later. 2 [ Footnote: 1) iii. 45, 4; x. 146, 5.] [ Footnote: 2) Av. vi. 124, 2; Taittirīya Saṃhitā, vii. 3, 14, 1; Vājasaneyi Saṃhitā, x. 13; Satapatha Brāhmaṇa, xiii. 4, 4, 8; Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad, vi. 4, 1, etc., and see Phaṇa. ] [ ID=2117 ]

### Financial and Mathematical Terms (6 definitions)
- compensation  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > compensation, Yājñavalkya (Author) ii, 161 [ ID=141727 ]
- the result of a calculation, product, or quotient  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (in math. ) the result of a calculation, product or quotient &c., Sūryasiddhānta (Title) [ ID=141729 ]
- corrective equation  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > corrective equation, in the same place [Cologne Addition] (Title); Golādhyāya (subtitle) [ ID=141730 ]
- the area or superficial contents of a figure  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > area or superficial contents of a figure, Āryabhaṭa (Author) [ ID=141731 ]
- interest on capital  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > interest on capital, in the same place [Cologne Addition] (Title) [ ID=141732 ]
- the third term in a rule of three sum  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the third term in a rule of three sum, in the same place [Cologne Addition] (Title), Sch. [ ID=141733 ]

### Linguistic and Grammatical Notes (5 definitions)
- not found  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > फल (phala) [ cf. Goth. spilda; Icel. spjald ] [ ID=141734.1 ]
- wrong reading for tula  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > w.r. for तुल (tula), Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi (Title) [ ID=141742 ]
- 1. To produce or bear fruit. 2. To make fruitful. 3. To go. 4. To divide, cleave, or split.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > फल (phala) [Printed book page 594 ] फल (phala) r. 1st cl. ( फल (phala) ति (phalati) ) 1 To produce or bear fruit. 2 To make fruitful, to fructify. 3 To go. ( ञि, आ (ñi, ā);) ञिफल (phala) ा (ñiphalā) r. 1st cl. ( फल (phala) ति (phalati) ) To divide, to cleave or split. [ ID=27412 ]
- 1. To bear fruit or fructify. 2. To go. 3. To divide or split.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > फल (phala) [Printed book page 533-a ] फल (phala) फल (phala) ति (phalati) 1. a. To produce or bear fruit, to fructify; to go. ( ञि, आ (ñi, ā) ) to divide; split. [ ID=26914 ]
- bear fruit  
  *Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary*
  > फल (phala) [Printed book page 199-a ] √phala ( phalati ). bear fruit; fruit; phalitám, impersonally, it is fruited, fruit is borne (by a thing, instr. ), 24 20. [ denom. of phála, 1054. ] [ ID=2848 ]

### Shield, Ploughshare, or Spot/Mark (3 definitions)
- A shield  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a shield, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=141737 ]
- a ploughshare  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a ploughshare (= फाल (phāla) ), Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=141738 ]
- a point or spot on a die  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a point or spot on a die, Mahābhārata (Title) iv, 24 [ ID=141739 ]

### Specific Plant Species (3 definitions)
- Wrightia antidysenterica  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > फल (phala) m. Wrightia Antidysenterica, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=141740 ]
- a species of plant  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2B) [Printed book page 716,3] फला (phalā) ( आ (ā) ), f. a species of plant, Carakasaṃhitā (Title) [ ID=141741 ]
- Aglaia Odorata  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2B) [Printed book page 716,3] फली (phalī) a ( ई (ī) ), f. Aglaia Odorata, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=141743 ]

### Blade, Point, or Tip (of a weapon/tool) (2 definitions)
- a blade of a sword or knife  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a blade (of a sword or knife), Mahābhārata (Title); Rāmāyaṇa (Title); Kumāra-sambhava (Title) [ ID=141735 ]
- the point of an arrow  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the point of an arrow, Kauśika-sūtra (Title) [ ID=141736 ]

### Menstrual Discharge or Fish (2 definitions)
- the menstrual discharge  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the menstrual discharge, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) ( cf. पुष्प (puṣpa) ) [ ID=141724 ]
- a kind of fish  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a kind of fish (= फलि (phali) ), Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=141744 ]

### 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)*
  > fruit ( met. ), consequence, effect, result, retribution (good or bad), gain or loss, reward or punishment, advantage or disadvantage, Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra (Title); Mahābhārata (Title); Kāvya literature (Literary category) &c. [ ID=141725 ]
- the issue or end of an action  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > [Printed book page 716,3] (in rhet. ) the issue or end of an action, Daśakumāra-carita (Title); Sāhitya-darpaṇa (Title) [ ID=141728 ]

### Benefit, Gain, Profit, Enjoyment (1 definition)
- benefit, enjoyment  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > benefit, enjoyment, Pañcatantra (Title) ii, 70 [ ID=141726 ]

### Gift or Donation (1 definition)
- 1. A gift or donation. 2. A gaming board.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a gift, donation, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author); a gaming board, Mahābhārata (Title) [ ID=141734 ]

## Sources

Definitions from 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, University of Cologne.

The Sanskrit Lexicon app for iPhone, iPad and Mac: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sanskrit-lexicon-dictionary/id6746787546