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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अफलaphalaa.Unfruitful, fruitless, barren (lit. & fig.); याः फलिनीर्या अफलाः Rv.1.97.15. ˚ला ओषधयः, ˚लं कार्यम् &c.

    [न. ब.]

    1. Unfruitful, fruitless, barren (Literal & Figurative); याः फलिनीर्या अफलाः Rv.1.97.15. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedला ओषधयः, denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedलं कार्यम् etc.
    2. Unproductive, useless, vain; यथा षण्ढोऽ- फलः स्त्रीषु यथा गौर्गवि चाफला । यथा चाज्ञेऽफलं दानं तथा विप्रोऽ- नृचोऽफलः Ms.2.158.
    3. Deprived of virility, castrated; emasculated; अफलोऽहं कृतस्तेन क्रोधात्सा च निराकृता Rām.1. 49.3.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -लः

      1. Name of a plant (Marâthî झाबुक) Tamarix Indica
      2. A goat.

    • -ला The Aloe plant (Marâthî घृतकुमारी कोरफड); another plant (Marâthî भूम्यामलकी).

    • -आकाङ्क्षिन्, -प्रेप्सु Adjective one who desires no reward (for his labours), disinterested; अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्यज्ञः क्रियते ब्रह्मवादिभिः Mb.

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  2. अफल्गुaphalgua.Productive, profitable; तरीषु तत्रत्यमफल्गु भाण्डम् Śi.3.76.

    Productive, profitable; तरीषु तत्रत्यमफल्गु भाण्डम् Śi.3.76.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. अफलaphala[a-phalá] a. unfruitful; fruitless; cas trated; -prepsu, a. desiring no reward; - ͜ âkâṅkshin, a. expecting…

    [a-phalá] adjective unfruitful; fruitless; cas trated; -prepsu, adjective desiring no reward; - ͜ âkâṅkshin, adjective expecting no reward.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अफलaphalamf(/आ)n. unfruitful, barren RV. x, 97, 15, &c.
    1. mf(/आ)neuter gender unfruitful, barren fg-veda x, 97, 15, etc.
    2. mf(/आ)neuter gender vain, unproductive fg-veda x, 71, 5, etc.
    3. mf(/आ)neuter gender deprived of virility R. i, 49, 1 & 11
    4. masculine gender Tamarix Indica
    5. masculine gender Flacourtia Cataphracta .
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  2. अफलकाङ्क्षिन्aphalakāṅkṣinmfn. disinterested, not looking to beneficial consequences.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective disinterested, not looking to beneficial consequences.

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  3. अफलताaphalatāf. barrenness, unprofitableness.

    feminine barrenness, unprofitableness.

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  4. अफलत्वaphalatvan. barrenness, unprofitableness.

    neuter gender barrenness, unprofitableness.

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  5. अफलप्रेप्सुaphalaprepsumfn. one who desires no recompense Bhag.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective one who desires no recompense Bhag.

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  6. अफलाaphalāf. the Aloe (Aloes Perfoliata)

    feminine the Aloe (Aloes Perfoliata)

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  7. अफलाकाङ्क्षिन्aphalākāṅkṣinmfn. = अ-फल-काङ्क्षिन् q.v. Bhag.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective Equivalent to अ-फल-काङ्क्षिन् quod vide Bhag.

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