Anishtaphala, Aniṣṭaphala, Anishta-phala: 4 definitions
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Anishtaphala means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Aniṣṭaphala can be transliterated into English as Anistaphala or Anishtaphala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsAniṣṭaphala (अनिष्टफल) refers to “undesirable results”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “That [meditation] is divided into two [types] according to whether it has an auspicious or inauspicious purpose [and] for humans it is the real cause of obtaining desirable and undesirable results (aniṣṭaphala—iṣṭāniṣṭaphalaprāpteḥ)”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAniṣṭaphala (अनिष्टफल).—an evil result.
Derivable forms: aniṣṭaphalam (अनिष्टफलम्).
Aniṣṭaphala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms aniṣṭa and phala (फल).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAniṣṭaphala (अनिष्टफल):—[=an-iṣṭa-phala] [from an-iṣṭa] n. evil result.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAniṣṭaphala (अनिष्टफल):—[karmadharaya compound] n.
(-lam) Evil consequence, evil result. E. aniṣṭa and phala.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Anishta, Phala.
Ends with: Ishtanishtaphala.
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