# त्रिफला (triphalā)

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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 — E. tri three, phala fruit, fem. affix ṭāp; also
- **SLP1:** `triPalA`  **IAST:** triphalā  **Devanagari:** त्रिफला
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triphala
- **Declensions:** 24 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/triphala/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** तृफला (tṛphalā), त्रैफल (traiphala), त्रिफल (triphala)

## Meanings by context

### The Three Myrobalans (Classic Formulation) (6 definitions)
- the three myrobalans  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3B) [Printed book page 459,3] त्रि (tri) — फला (—phalā) f. ( Pāṇini (Author) iv, 1, 64, Vārtt. 3) the 3 Myrobalans (fruits of Terminalia Chebula, T° (°), and Phyllanthus Emblica; also तृफ् (tṛph) ° (°), L. ), Suśr.; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā (Title) xvi; Kathāsaritsāgara (Title) lxx; KātyŚr., Sch. [ ID=88048 ]
- three fruits combined  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3B) [Printed book page 459,3] त्रि (tri) — फली (—phalī) f. id., L. [ ID=88051 ]
- The three myrobalans  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > त्रि (tri) फल (phala) ा (triphalā) [Printed book page 390 ] त्रि (tri) फल (phala) ा (triphalā) f. ( - ला (-lā) ) The three myrobalans. E. त्रि (tri) three, फल (phala) fruit, fem. affix टाप् (ṭāp); also with ङीष् (ṅīṣ) affix त्रि (tri) फल (phala) ी (triphalī). [ ID=18123 ]
- three myrobalans  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > त्रिफला (triphalā) [Printed book page 346-a ] त्रि - फला (tri-phalā) ( ला ) ((lā)) 1. f. Three myrobalans. [ ID=17599 ]
- the three myrobalans collectively  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > त्रिफला (triphalā) [Printed book page 318-06 ] त्रि - फला (tri-phalā) f. the three myrobalans collectively. [ ID=16151 ]
- The three myrobalans collectively  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > त्रि (tri) फल (phala) ा (triphalā) [Printed book page 325-a ] त्रि (tri) फल (phala) ा (triphalā) f. ( - ला (-lā) ) The three myrobalans collectively. E. त्रि (tri) three, फल (phala) fruit, fem. affix टाप्; (ṭāp;) also with ङीष् (ṅīṣ) affix त्रि (tri) फल (phala) ी । (triphalī.) [ ID=18106 ]

### Other Specific Fruit Triads / Enumerations (2 definitions)
- the 3 sweet fruits (grape, pomegranate, and date)  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the 3 sweet fruits (grape, pomegranate, and date), Npr. [ ID=88049 ]
- nutmeg, areca-nut, and cloves  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the 3 fragrant fruits (nutmeg, areca-nut, and cloves), ib. [ ID=88050 ]

### Adjective: Having Three Fruits (1 definition)
- having three fruits  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 459,3] त्रि (tri) — फल (—phala) mfn. having 3 fruits, Kāmandakīya-nītisāra (Title) viii, 42 [ ID=88047 ]

## Sources

Definitions from 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, University of Cologne.

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