phála n. (ifc. f. ā or ī) fruit (esp. of trees) RV. &c. &c

• the kernel or seed of a fruit, Āmar

• 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 [Page 716, Column 3]

• (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. [Goth. spilda ; Icel. spjald]

• 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

• m. Wrightia Antidysenterica L.

• (ā), f. a species of plant Car.

• wṛ. for tula Hcat.

• (ī), f. Aglaia Odorata L.

• a kind of fish (= phali) L.