Mahaphala, Ѳ, Maha-phala: 18 definitions
Introduction:
Mahaphala means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
: WorldCat: Rj nighaṇṭu1) Ѳ (महाफला) is another name for īī, a medicinal plant possibly identified with Indigofera tinctoria Linn. (“true indigo�), according to verse 4.80-83 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rjanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (ś徱-) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (ṛt-ṣu貹). Together with the names Ѳ and īī, there are a total of thirty Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
2) Ѳ (महाफला) is also mentioned as a synonym for ǻ岹ī, an unidentified medicinal plant, according to verse 4.103-105. Note: Narhari’s ǻ岹ī may be Rjaba of Dh. [Dhanvantari?]. Together with the names Ѳ and ǻ岹ī, there are a total of sixteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraѲ (महाफ�) refers to �(reaping) great fruits�, according to the 2nd century Mahprajñpramitśstra chapter 46.—Accordingly, “[The Bodhisattva says to beings:] Why do you cling, O beings, to the defiled bliss of the five objects of enjoyment? Like animals, you are tasting the defiled bliss of sins and you are abandoning the wonderful bliss. If you could renounce limited bliss, you would obtain great bliss. Do you not see that the farmer sacrifices a few seeds in order to subsequently reap great fruits ()? [...]�.
: archive.org: Bulletin of the French School of the Far East (volume 5)Ѳ (महाफ�) is the name of a Yakṣa appointed as one of the Divine protector deities of Vatsa, according to chapter 17 of the Candragarbha: the 55th section of the Mahsaṃnipta-sūtra, a large compilation of Sūtras (texts) in Mahyna Buddhism partly available in Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese.—In the Candragarbhasūtra, the Bhagavat invites all classes of Gods and Deities to protect the Law [dharma?] and the faithful in their respective kingdoms of Jambudvīpa [e.g., the Yakṣa Ѳ in Vatsa], resembling the time of the past Buddhas.
: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureѲ (महाफ�) refers to the “great fruits (of the people of Jambudvīpa)�, according to the ղٳṇḍⲹ첹貹Ჹ, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, [after the Bhagavn taught the great heart-ṇ�], “[...] All crops, all flowers and fruits, all possessions, grass, herbs and so on should be protected and safeguarded in Jambudvīpa in the last time, in the last age. You should send down rain showers duly at the proper time. The great flowers, fruits [e.g, ] and crops of the people of Jambudvīpa should be guarded like your own life. [...]�.

Mahayana (महायान, yna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñpramit ūٰ.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsMahaphala [ಮಹಾಫಲ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Citrus medica L. from the Rutaceae (Lemon) family having the following synonyms: Citrus bicolor, Citrus cedra, Citrus limetta, Citrus limetta. For the possible medicinal usage of mahaphala, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Mahaphala in India is the name of a plant defined with Aegle marmelos in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Feronia pellucida Roth (among others).
2) Mahaphala is also identified with Citrullus colocynthis It has the synonym Cucumis colocynthis L. (etc.).
3) Mahaphala is also identified with Citrus medica It has the synonym Aurantium medicum (L.) M. Gómez (etc.).
4) Mahaphala is also identified with Cocos nucifera It has the synonym Calappa nucifera (L.) Kuntze (etc.).
5) Mahaphala is also identified with Grewia tenax It has the synonym Chadara betulaefolia Juss. (etc.).
6) Mahaphala is also identified with Indigofera tinctoria It has the synonym Indigofera orthocarpa (DC.) O. Berg, non C. Presl, nom. illegit. (etc.).
7) Mahaphala is also identified with Lagenaria siceraria It has the synonym Cucurbita idolatrica Willd. (etc.).
8) Mahaphala is also identified with Salvadora persica It has the synonym Salvadora paniculata Zucc. ex Steud. (etc.).
9) Mahaphala is also identified with Syzygium cumini It has the synonym Eugenia obtusifolia Roxb. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1800)
· Diabetes Care (3019)
· Phytotherapy Research (2001)
· Journal of Natural Remedies (2003)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1789)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Mahaphala, for example health benefits, chemical composition, side effects, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, have a look at these references.

This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary (महाफ�).—n (S) pop. ḷa n The great or excellentfruit. Applied to the cocoanut, jack, citron &c.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryѲ (महाफ�).�a.
1) bearing much fruit.
2) bringing much reward. (-) 1 a bitter gourd.
2) a kind of spear. (-lam) 1 a great fruit or reward.
2) a testicle.
Ѳ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms and phala (फल).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryѲ (महाफ�).—m.
(-�) A particular fruit-tree, (Agle marmelos.) f.
(-) 1. A bitter gourd: see Իṇ�. 2. A kind of spear. E. and phala fruit.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryѲ (महाफ�).—I. n. a great fruit, [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 2, 86. Ii. m. a fruit-tree, Aegle marmelos. Iii. f. , a bitter gourd.
Ѳ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms and phala (फल).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryѲ (महाफ�).�1. [neuter] great fruit or reward, large testicle.
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Ѳ (महाफ�).�2. [adjective] bringing great reward.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ѳ (महाफ�):—[=-phala] [from > mah] n. a gr° fruit, [Bhartṛhari]
2) [v.s. ...] a testicle, [Viṣṇu-smṛti, viṣṇu-sūtra, vaiṣṇava-dharma-śstra]
3) [v.s. ...] gr° reward, [Manu-smṛti]
4) [v.s. ...] mf()n. having gr° fruits, bearing much fruit, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, hayudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] bringing a rich reward, [Manu-smṛti]
6) [v.s. ...] m. Aegle Marmelos, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, hayudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) Ѳ (महाफला):—[=-pha] [from -phala > > mah] f. (only [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, hayudha, hemacandra, etc.]) a kind of colocynth
8) [v.s. ...] the big jujube
9) [v.s. ...] a species of Jambū
10) [v.s. ...] a citron tree
11) [v.s. ...] a kind of spear.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryѲ (महाफ�):—[-phala] (�) 1. m. A tree (Ægle marmelos). f. () A gourd.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusѲ (ಮಹಾಫ�):�
1) [noun] the citrus tree Citrus medica of Rutaceae family.
2) [noun] its fruit.
3) [noun] the tree Aegle marmelos of Rutaceae family; stone apple tree.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Pali-English dictionary
[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မ� အဘိဓာန�)�
(Burmese text): (�) ကြီးစွာသေ� သစ်သီး၊ သစ်သီးကြီး၊ ဖျော်ရည်ပြုရန်မအပ်သေ� သစ်သီး။ (တ�) (�) ကြီးစွာသေ� အသီးရှိသော။(�) များစွာသေ� အကျိုးရှိသော။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Large fruits, big fruits, fruits that do not need to be juiced. (2) Having large fruits. (3) Having many benefits.

Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Maha, Phala, Mahanta.
Starts with: Mahaphalabhavakarana, Mahaphalah, Mahapphala.
Full-text: Mahapphala, Mahaphalah, Makapalam, Makapalai, Makavalli, Kidrisha, Laghumula, Abhirata, Arhat, Vatsa, Nili, Bhadrodani, Vrinta, Vada, Panasa, Badha.
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Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 30a - The Ten Great-rooted Arteries (Dasha-mahamula) in the Heart (Artha) < [Sutrasthana (Sutra Sthana) � General Principles]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Appendix III - Synonyms of Flora (Vanauṣadhi-varga)
Flora (9): Common weed < [Chapter 5 - Aspects of Nature]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 5.56 < [Section VI - Lawful and Forbidden Meat]
Verse 3.128 < [Section VIII - Śrddhas]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Part 8 - Predicting the fruits of ripening of various kinds of gifts < [Chapter XLIX - The Four Conditions]
III. Exhortations to the practice of the six perfections (pramit) < [Part 3 - Establishing beings in the six perfections]
Part 6 - Avadna of the sumptuous alms of Vema < [Chapter XIX - The Characteristics of Generosity]
Vratas depicted in the Gangajala (study) (by Maitreyee Goswami)