Phalasakta, Phalāsakta, Phala-asakta: 5 definitions
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Phalasakta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Falasakt.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPhalāsakta (फलासक्त).—a.
1) fond of fuits.
2) attached to fruits, fond of getting fruit (of actions done).
Phalāsakta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms phala and āsakta (आसक्त).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPhalāsakta (फलासक्त).—mfn.
(-ktaḥ-ktā-ktaṃ) 1. Doing any thing for the sake of reward. 2. Fond of or seeking to pluck fruit. E. phala and āsakta attached to.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Phalāsakta (फलासक्त):—[from phala > phal] mfn. attached to f° or results, acting for the sake of reward
2) [v.s. ...] fond of f°, seeking to pluck f°, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPhalāsakta (फलासक्त):—[phalā+sakta] (ktaḥ-ktā-ktaṃ) a. Loving fruit; acting for reward.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPhalāsakta (फलासक्त) [Also spelled falasakt]:—(a) attached to the results, (one) who hankers after the results.
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Partial matches: Phala, Ashakta.
Full-text: Falasakt.
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