𑀅𑀨𑀮

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀅𑀳𑀮 (ahala)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अफल (aphalá). By surface analysis, 𑀅- (a-) +‎ 𑀨𑀮 (phala).

Adjective

𑀅𑀨𑀮 (aphala) (Devanagari अफल)

1. vain, useless, fruitless, unfruitful

   Synonyms: 𑀯𑀺𑀳𑀮 (vihala), 𑀡𑀺𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀮 (ṇipphala), 𑀅𑀳𑀮 (ahala)

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀅𑀨𑀮 (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀅𑀨𑀮𑁄 (aphalo)	𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸 (aphalā)
Accusative	𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀁 (aphalaṃ)	𑀅𑀨𑀮𑁂 (aphale) or 𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸 (aphalā)
Instrumental	𑀅𑀨𑀮𑁂𑀡 (aphaleṇa) or 𑀅𑀨𑀮𑁂𑀡𑀁 (aphaleṇaṃ)	𑀅𑀨𑀮𑁂𑀳𑀺 (aphalehi) or 𑀅𑀨𑀮𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (aphalehiṃ)
Dative	𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸𑀅 (aphalāa)	—
Ablative	𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸𑀑 (aphalāo) or 𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸𑀉 (aphalāu) or 𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸 (aphalā) or 𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸𑀳𑀺 (aphalāhi) or 𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (aphalāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀲𑁆𑀲 (aphalassa)	𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸𑀡 (aphalāṇa) or 𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸𑀡𑀁 (aphalāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (aphalammi) or 𑀅𑀨𑀮𑁂 (aphale)	𑀅𑀨𑀮𑁂𑀲𑀼 (aphalesu) or 𑀅𑀨𑀮𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (aphalesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀅𑀨𑀮 (aphala) or 𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸 (aphalā)	𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸 (aphalā)

Maharastri declension of 𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸 (feminine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸 (aphalā)	𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸𑀑 (aphalāo) or 𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸𑀉 (aphalāu) or 𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸 (aphalā)
Accusative	𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀁 (aphalaṃ)	𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸𑀑 (aphalāo) or 𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸𑀉 (aphalāu) or 𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸 (aphalā)
Instrumental	𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸𑀏 (aphalāe) or 𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸𑀇 (aphalāi) or 𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸𑀅 (aphalāa)	𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸𑀳𑀺 (aphalāhi) or 𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁 (aphalāhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸𑀑 (aphalāo) or 𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸𑀉 (aphalāu)	𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (aphalāhiṃto)
Genitive	𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸𑀏 (aphalāe) or 𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸𑀇 (aphalāi) or 𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸𑀅 (aphalāa)	𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸𑀡 (aphalāṇa) or 𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸𑀡𑀁 (aphalāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸𑀏 (aphalāe) or 𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸𑀇 (aphalāi) or 𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸𑀅 (aphalāa)	𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸𑀲𑀼 (aphalāsu) or 𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸𑀲𑀼𑀁 (aphalāsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀅𑀨𑀮𑁂 (aphale) or 𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸 (aphalā)	𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸𑀑 (aphalāo) or 𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸𑀉 (aphalāu) or 𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸 (aphalā)

Maharastri declension of 𑀅𑀨𑀮 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀁 (aphalaṃ)	𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸𑀇𑀁 (aphalāiṃ) or 𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸𑀇 (aphalāi)
Accusative	𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀁 (aphalaṃ)	𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸𑀇𑀁 (aphalāiṃ) or 𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸𑀇 (aphalāi)
Instrumental	𑀅𑀨𑀮𑁂𑀡 (aphaleṇa) or 𑀅𑀨𑀮𑁂𑀡𑀁 (aphaleṇaṃ)	𑀅𑀨𑀮𑁂𑀳𑀺 (aphalehi) or 𑀅𑀨𑀮𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (aphalehiṃ)
Dative	𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸𑀅 (aphalāa)	—
Ablative	𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸𑀑 (aphalāo) or 𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸𑀉 (aphalāu) or 𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸 (aphalā) or 𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸𑀳𑀺 (aphalāhi) or 𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (aphalāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀲𑁆𑀲 (aphalassa)	𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸𑀡 (aphalāṇa) or 𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸𑀡𑀁 (aphalāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (aphalammi) or 𑀅𑀨𑀮𑁂 (aphale)	𑀅𑀨𑀮𑁂𑀲𑀼 (aphalesu) or 𑀅𑀨𑀮𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (aphalesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀅𑀨𑀮 (aphala) or 𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸 (aphalā)	𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸𑀇𑀁 (aphalāiṃ) or 𑀅𑀨𑀮𑀸𑀇 (aphalāi)

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “अफल”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 58.

Sanskrit

Adjective

𑀅𑀨𑀮 • (aphalá) stem

1. Brahmi script form of अफल