Pāli Dictionary

aphala

aprefixphalrootasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

phal1အသီး; မှည့်

Synonyms

Antonyms


general

  • အသီးမရှိသော၊ အကျိုးမရှိသော

  • fruitless; useless; in vain; unprofitable

  • Dhp 51

    yathā'pi ruciraṃ pupphaṃ, vaṇṇavantaṃ agandhakaṃ, evaṃ subhāsitā vācā, aphalā hoti akubbato.

  • MN 13

    tassa ce, bhikkhave, kulaputtassa evaṃ uṭṭhahato ghaṭato vāyamato te bhogā na-abhinipphajjanti. so socati kilamati paridevati urattāḷiṃ kandati, sammohaṃ āpajjati, moghaṃ vata me uṭṭhānaṃ, aphalo vata me vāyāmo'ti

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