phála n. (ifc. f(A or I). ) fruit (esp. of trees), [RV.] &c. &c.
the kernel or seed of a fruit, [Amar.]
a nutmeg, [Suśr.]
the 3 myrobalans (= tri-phalā, q.v.), [L.]
the menstrual discharge, [L.] (cf. puṣpa)
fruit (met.), consequence, effect, result, retribution (good or bad), gain or loss, reward or punishment, advantage or disadvantage, [KātyŚr.]; [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
benefit, enjoyment, [Pañcat. ii, 70]
compensation, [Yājñ. ii, 161]
(in rhet.) the issue or end of an action, [Daś.]; [Sāh.]
(in math.) the result of a calculation, product or quotient &c., [Sūryas.]
corrective equation, [ib.]; [Gol.]
area or superficial contents of a figure, [Āryabh.]
interest on capital, [ib.]
the third term in a rule of three sum, [ib.], Sch.
a gift, donation, [L.]; a gaming board, [MBh.]
[cf. Goth. sþilda; Icel. sþjald]
a blade (of a sword or knife), [MBh.]; [R.]; [Kum.]
the point of an arrow, [Kauś.]
a shield, [L.]
a ploughshare (= phāla), [L.]
a point or spot on a die, [MBh. iv, 24]
phála m. Wrightia Antidysenterica, [L.]