अफल
Prakrit
Adjective
अफल (aphala)
- Devanagari script form of 𑀅𑀨𑀮
Declension
| Maharastri declension of अफल (masculine) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | अफलो (aphalo) | अफला (aphalā) |
| Accusative | अफलं (aphalaṃ) | अफले (aphale) or अफला (aphalā) |
| Instrumental | अफलेण (aphaleṇa) or अफलेणं (aphaleṇaṃ) | अफलेहि (aphalehi) or अफलेहिं (aphalehiṃ) |
| Dative | अफलाअ (aphalāa) | — |
| Ablative | अफलाओ (aphalāo) or अफलाउ (aphalāu) or अफला (aphalā) or अफलाहि (aphalāhi) or अफलाहिंतो (aphalāhiṃto) | — |
| Genitive | अफलस्स (aphalassa) | अफलाण (aphalāṇa) or अफलाणं (aphalāṇaṃ) |
| Locative | अफलम्मि (aphalammi) or अफले (aphale) | अफलेसु (aphalesu) or अफलेसुं (aphalesuṃ) |
| Vocative | अफल (aphala) or अफला (aphalā) | अफला (aphalā) |
| Maharastri declension of अफला (feminine) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | अफला (aphalā) | अफलाओ (aphalāo) or अफलाउ (aphalāu) or अफला (aphalā) |
| Accusative | अफलं (aphalaṃ) | अफलाओ (aphalāo) or अफलाउ (aphalāu) or अफला (aphalā) |
| Instrumental | अफलाए (aphalāe) or अफलाइ (aphalāi) or अफलाअ (aphalāa) | अफलाहि (aphalāhi) or अफलाहिं (aphalāhiṃ) |
| Dative | — | — |
| Ablative | अफलाओ (aphalāo) or अफलाउ (aphalāu) | अफलाहिंतो (aphalāhiṃto) |
| Genitive | अफलाए (aphalāe) or अफलाइ (aphalāi) or अफलाअ (aphalāa) | अफलाण (aphalāṇa) or अफलाणं (aphalāṇaṃ) |
| Locative | अफलाए (aphalāe) or अफलाइ (aphalāi) or अफलाअ (aphalāa) | अफलासु (aphalāsu) or अफलासुं (aphalāsuṃ) |
| Vocative | अफले (aphale) or अफला (aphalā) | अफलाओ (aphalāo) or अफलाउ (aphalāu) or अफला (aphalā) |
| Maharastri declension of अफल (neuter) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | अफलं (aphalaṃ) | अफलाइं (aphalāiṃ) or अफलाइ (aphalāi) |
| Accusative | अफलं (aphalaṃ) | अफलाइं (aphalāiṃ) or अफलाइ (aphalāi) |
| Instrumental | अफलेण (aphaleṇa) or अफलेणं (aphaleṇaṃ) | अफलेहि (aphalehi) or अफलेहिं (aphalehiṃ) |
| Dative | अफलाअ (aphalāa) | — |
| Ablative | अफलाओ (aphalāo) or अफलाउ (aphalāu) or अफला (aphalā) or अफलाहि (aphalāhi) or अफलाहिंतो (aphalāhiṃto) | — |
| Genitive | अफलस्स (aphalassa) | अफलाण (aphalāṇa) or अफलाणं (aphalāṇaṃ) |
| Locative | अफलम्मि (aphalammi) or अफले (aphale) | अफलेसु (aphalesu) or अफलेसुं (aphalesuṃ) |
| Vocative | अफल (aphala) or अफला (aphalā) | अफलाइं (aphalāiṃ) or अफलाइ (aphalāi) |
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- অফল (Assamese script)
- ᬅᬨᬮ (Balinese script)
- অফল (Bengali script)
- 𑰀𑰣𑰩 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀅𑀨𑀮 (Brahmi script)
- အဖလ (Burmese script)
- અફલ (Gujarati script)
- ਅਫਲ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌅𑌫𑌲 (Grantha script)
- ꦄꦦꦭ (Javanese script)
- 𑂃𑂤𑂪 (Kaithi script)
- ಅಫಲ (Kannada script)
- អផល (Khmer script)
- ອຜລ (Lao script)
- അഫല (Malayalam script)
- ᠠᡦᠠᠯᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘀𑘣𑘩 (Modi script)
- ᠠᠹᠠᠯᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦠𑧃𑧉 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐀𑐦𑐮 (Newa script)
- ଅଫଲ (Odia script)
- ꢂꢧꢭ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆃𑆦𑆬 (Sharada script)
- 𑖀𑖣𑖩 (Siddham script)
- අඵල (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩐𑩱𑩽 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚀𑚟𑚥 (Takri script)
- அப²ல (Tamil script)
- అఫల (Telugu script)
- อผล (Thai script)
- ཨ་ཕ་ལ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒁𑒤𑒪 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨀𑨟𑨬 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɐ.pʰɐ.lɐ́/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɐ.pʰɐ.l̪ɐ/
Adjective
अ॒फ॒ल • (aphalá) stem, f
- fruitless, unfruitful; vain, useless, unproductive
- c. 200 BCE – 200 CE, Manusmṛti 3.56:
- यत्र नार्यस् तु पूज्यन्ते रमन्ते तत्र देवताः ।
यत्रैतास् तु न पूज्यन्ते सर्वास् तत्राफलाः क्रियाः ॥- yatra nāryas tu pūjyante ramante tatra devatāḥ.
yatraitās tu na pūjyante sarvās tatrāphalāḥ kriyāḥ. - Where women are honoured and worshipped, there rejoice the divinities.
But, where they are not honoured, every action in unfruitful there.
- yatra nāryas tu pūjyante ramante tatra devatāḥ.
- यत्र नार्यस् तु पूज्यन्ते रमन्ते तत्र देवताः ।
- unvirile
- c. 500 BCE – 100 BCE, Rāmāyaṇa 1.49.3:
- अफलो ऽस्मि कृतस् तेन क्रोधात् सा च निराकृता ।
शापमोक्षेण महता तपो ऽस्यापहृतं मया ॥- aphalo ʼsmi kṛtas tena krodhāt sā ca nirākṛtā.
śāpamokṣeṇa mahatā tapo ʼsyāpahṛtaṃ mayā. - I have been made unvirile by him and she has also been expelled.
By him throwing a great curse, his ascetic power has been stolen by me.
- aphalo ʼsmi kṛtas tena krodhāt sā ca nirākṛtā.
- अफलो ऽस्मि कृतस् तेन क्रोधात् सा च निराकृता ।
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | अ॒फ॒लः (aphaláḥ) | अ॒फ॒लौ (aphaláu) अ॒फ॒ला¹ (aphalā́¹) |
अ॒फ॒लाः (aphalā́ḥ) अ॒फ॒लासः॑¹ (aphalā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | अ॒फ॒लम् (aphalám) | अ॒फ॒लौ (aphaláu) अ॒फ॒ला¹ (aphalā́¹) |
अ॒फ॒लान् (aphalā́n) |
| instrumental | अ॒फ॒लेन॑ (aphaléna) | अ॒फ॒लाभ्या॑म् (aphalā́bhyām) | अ॒फ॒लैः (aphaláiḥ) अ॒फ॒लेभिः॑¹ (aphalébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | अ॒फ॒लाय॑ (aphalā́ya) | अ॒फ॒लाभ्या॑म् (aphalā́bhyām) | अ॒फ॒लेभ्यः॑ (aphalébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | अ॒फ॒लात् (aphalā́t) | अ॒फ॒लाभ्या॑म् (aphalā́bhyām) | अ॒फ॒लेभ्यः॑ (aphalébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | अ॒फ॒लस्य॑ (aphalásya) | अ॒फ॒लयोः॑ (aphaláyoḥ) | अ॒फ॒लाना॑म् (aphalā́nām) |
| locative | अ॒फ॒ले (aphalé) | अ॒फ॒लयोः॑ (aphaláyoḥ) | अ॒फ॒लेषु॑ (aphaléṣu) |
| vocative | अफ॑ल (áphala) | अफ॑लौ (áphalau) अफ॑ला¹ (áphalā¹) |
अफ॑लाः (áphalāḥ) अफ॑लासः¹ (áphalāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | अ॒फ॒ला (aphalā́) | अ॒फ॒ले (aphalé) | अ॒फ॒लाः (aphalā́ḥ) |
| accusative | अ॒फ॒लाम् (aphalā́m) | अ॒फ॒ले (aphalé) | अ॒फ॒लाः (aphalā́ḥ) |
| instrumental | अ॒फ॒लया॑ (aphaláyā) अ॒फ॒ला¹ (aphalā́¹) |
अ॒फ॒लाभ्या॑म् (aphalā́bhyām) | अ॒फ॒लाभिः॑ (aphalā́bhiḥ) |
| dative | अ॒फ॒लायै॑ (aphalā́yai) | अ॒फ॒लाभ्या॑म् (aphalā́bhyām) | अ॒फ॒लाभ्यः॑ (aphalā́bhyaḥ) |
| ablative | अ॒फ॒लायाः॑ (aphalā́yāḥ) अ॒फ॒लायै॑² (aphalā́yai²) |
अ॒फ॒लाभ्या॑म् (aphalā́bhyām) | अ॒फ॒लाभ्यः॑ (aphalā́bhyaḥ) |
| genitive | अ॒फ॒लायाः॑ (aphalā́yāḥ) अ॒फ॒लायै॑² (aphalā́yai²) |
अ॒फ॒लयोः॑ (aphaláyoḥ) | अ॒फ॒लाना॑म् (aphalā́nām) |
| locative | अ॒फ॒लाया॑म् (aphalā́yām) | अ॒फ॒लयोः॑ (aphaláyoḥ) | अ॒फ॒लासु॑ (aphalā́su) |
| vocative | अफ॑ले (áphale) | अफ॑ले (áphale) | अफ॑लाः (áphalāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | अ॒फ॒लम् (aphalám) | अ॒फ॒ले (aphalé) | अ॒फ॒लानि॑ (aphalā́ni) अ॒फ॒ला¹ (aphalā́¹) |
| accusative | अ॒फ॒लम् (aphalám) | अ॒फ॒ले (aphalé) | अ॒फ॒लानि॑ (aphalā́ni) अ॒फ॒ला¹ (aphalā́¹) |
| instrumental | अ॒फ॒लेन॑ (aphaléna) | अ॒फ॒लाभ्या॑म् (aphalā́bhyām) | अ॒फ॒लैः (aphaláiḥ) अ॒फ॒लेभिः॑¹ (aphalébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | अ॒फ॒लाय॑ (aphalā́ya) | अ॒फ॒लाभ्या॑म् (aphalā́bhyām) | अ॒फ॒लेभ्यः॑ (aphalébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | अ॒फ॒लात् (aphalā́t) | अ॒फ॒लाभ्या॑म् (aphalā́bhyām) | अ॒फ॒लेभ्यः॑ (aphalébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | अ॒फ॒लस्य॑ (aphalásya) | अ॒फ॒लयोः॑ (aphaláyoḥ) | अ॒फ॒लाना॑म् (aphalā́nām) |
| locative | अ॒फ॒ले (aphalé) | अ॒फ॒लयोः॑ (aphaláyoḥ) | अ॒फ॒लेषु॑ (aphaléṣu) |
| vocative | अफ॑ल (áphala) | अफ॑ले (áphale) | अफ॑लानि (áphalāni) अफ॑ला¹ (áphalā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
- Prakrit: 𑀅𑀨𑀮 (aphala)
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “अफल”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 59.
- Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2026), “aphala”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890), “अफल”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 165
- Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893), “अफल”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press, page 22