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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Phalahāni (फलहानि) refers to the “loss of the fruits (of the rite)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.18 (“Gaṇeśa crowned as the chief of Gaṇas”).—Accordingly, as Śiva, Viṣṇu and Brahmā said to the Gods: “O great gods, just as we three are worshipped in all the three worlds, so also he shall be worshipped by all of you. We are the offsprings of primordial nature. He is also the same and hence worthy of worship. He is the remover of all obstacles and the bestower of the fruits of all rites. He shall be worshipped first and we shall be worshipped afterwards. If he is not worshipped, we too are not worshipped. If the other deities are worshipped when he is not worshipped, the fruit of that rite will be lost (phalahāni). There is no doubt in this matter”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) 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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Phalahāni (फलहानि).—loss of profit

Derivable forms: phalahāniḥ (फलहानिः).

Phalahāni is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms phala and hāni (हानि).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Phalahāni (फलहानि).—f.

(-niḥ) Loss of fruit or profit. E. phala and hāni abandonment.

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

Phalahāni (फलहानि):—[=phala-hāni] [from phala > phal] f. loss of f° or profit, [Horace H. Wilson]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Phalahāni (फलहानि):—[phala-hāni] (niḥ) 2. f. Loss.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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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Partial matches: Phala, Hani.

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