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Nishphala, ṣp󲹱, Nitphala: 16 definitions

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Nishphala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.

The Sanskrit term ṣp󲹱 can be transliterated into English as Nisphala or Nishphala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Nishfal.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Nishphala in Ayurveda glossary

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

: Wisdom Library: Raj Nighantu

ṣp󲹱 (निष्फल) refers to “fruitless trees�, as mentioned in a list of four synonyms in the second chapter (󲹰ṇy徱-) of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rjanighaṇṭu (an Ayurvedic encyclopedia). The Dharaṇydi-varga covers the lands, soil, mountains, jungles and vegetation’s relations between trees [viz., ṣp󲹱] and plants and substances, with their various kinds.

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

ṣp󲹱 (निष्फल):—[Ծṣp󲹱m] 1. Without use / useless 2. without any effect

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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.

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Nishphala in Purana glossary
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

ṣp󲹱 (निष्फल) refers to �(that weapon which is) ineffective�, according to the Śivapurṇa 2.3.17 (“The dialogue between Indra and Kmadeva�).—Accordingly, as Indra said to Kma: “[...] O dear, for my conquest, the unparallelled thunderbolt has been made. Even that weapon may sometimes be ineffective [i.e., Ծṣp󲹱] but you are never so. Who can be dearer than the person from whom one derives benefit? Hence you, my greatest friend, must carry out my task. Time being accursed, a great irremediable misery has befallen me. None other than you can dispel it�.

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The Purana (पुरा�, purṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Nishphala in Marathi glossary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

Ծṣp󲹱 (निष्फल).—a (S) pop. Ծṣpḷa a Devoid of fruit, lit. fig.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

Ծṣp󲹱 (निष्फल).�a Ծṣpḷa a Devoid of fruit.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Nishphala in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṣp󲹱 (निष्फल).—mfn.

(-�--�) 1. Barren, unfruitful. 2. Seedless, impotent. f. (- or ) A woman past child-bearing: one in whom menstruation has ceased: see Ծṣk. E. nir priv. and phala fruit.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṣp󲹱 (निष्फल).—adj., f. . 1. without fruit, [峾ⲹṇa] 4, 48, 6. 2. fruitless, useless, [Բ󲹰śٰ] 3, 144. 3. unproductive, [ʲñٲԳٰ] 174, 19. 4. irrelevant.

ṣp󲹱 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and phala (फल).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṣp󲹱 (निष्फल).—[adjective] bearing no fruit, fruitless, useless, unsuccessful; [abstract] tva [neuter]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) ṣp󲹱 (निष्फल):—[=Ծ�-󲹱] [from ni� > ni�] mf()n. bearing no fruit, fruitless, barren, resultless, successless, useless, vain, [Manu-smṛti; Mahbhrata; Varha-mihira; Kvya literature] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] seedless, impotent, [Horace H. Wilson]

3) Niṣpha (निष्फल�):—[=ni�-pha] [from Ծ�-󲹱 > ni� > ni�] f. a woman past childbearing or menstruation (also ī, [varia lectio] ni�-ka), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, hayudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] a species of Momordica, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, hayudha, hemacandra, etc.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṣp󲹱 (निष्फल):—[Ծ-ṣp󲹱] (la�--la�) a. Barren; impotent. f. Woman past child-bearing.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

ṣp󲹱 (निष्फल) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇi󲹱.

[Sanskrit to German]

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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.

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Hindi dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Nishphala in Hindi glossary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

ṣp󲹱 (निष्फल) [Also spelled nishfal]:�(a) unavailing; ineffective, infructuous, inefficacious; vain; hence ~[t] (nf).

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Nishphala in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

ṣp󲹱 (ನಿಷ್ಫಲ):�

1) [adjective] not yielding, not capable of yielding, fruits.

2) [adjective] not being useful; useless.

3) [adjective] lacking normal function of the testes.

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ṣp󲹱 (ನಿಷ್ಫಲ):—[noun] that which is useless or the quality of being so.

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Niṣphaḷa (ನಿಷ್ಫಳ):—[adjective] = ನಿಷ್ಫಲ [nishphala]1.

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Niṣphaḷa (ನಿಷ್ಫಳ):—[noun] = ನಿಷ್ಫಲ [nishphala]2.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Nepali dictionary

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: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

ṣp󲹱 (निष्फल):—adj. 1. not bearing fruit; 2. unsuccessful; fruitless; useless; 3. barren; unproductive; 4. seedless;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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