त्रिफलाtriphalā

त्रिफला (triphalā) is a Sanskrit word meaning having three fruits, the three myrobalans, the 3 sweet fruits (grape, pomegranate, and date), nutmeg, areca-nut, and cloves, three fruits combined. Its 9 recorded definitions are grouped into 3 contexts, among them The Three Myrobalans (Classic Formulation), Other Specific Fruit Triads / Enumerations, Adjective: Having Three Fruits.

Etymology: E. त्रि three, फल fruit, fem. affix टाप्; also
Definitions: 9

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The Three Myrobalans (Classic Formulation)

6 definitions

the three myrobalans

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

three fruits combined

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The three myrobalans

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

three myrobalans

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

the three myrobalans collectively

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The three myrobalans collectively

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Other Specific Fruit Triads / Enumerations

2 definitions

the 3 sweet fruits (grape, pomegranate, and date)

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

nutmeg, areca-nut, and cloves

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Adjective: Having Three Fruits

1 definition

having three fruits

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 5 works: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.