Phali, Phalī, Phālī: 19 definitions
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Phali means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, 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 Fali.
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Phalī (फली) refers to “fruit-bearing trees”, as mentioned in a list of six synonyms in the second chapter (dharaṇyādi-varga) of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu (an Ayurvedic encyclopedia). The Dharaṇyādi-varga covers the lands, soil, mountains, jungles and vegetation’s relations between trees [viz., Phalī] and plants and substances, with their various kinds.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Phalī (फली) is a synonym for Priyaṅgu, which is a Sanskrit name for a medicinal plant (Callicarpa macrophylla). It is a technical term used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the Caraka-saṃhitā and the Suśruta-saṃhitā. This synonym was identified by Amarasiṃha in his Amarakośa (a Sanskrit botanical thesaurus from the 4th century). It is also mentioned as a synonym in the Bhāvaprakāśa-nighaṇṭu (medicinal thesareus) authored by Bhāvamiśra 16th century, in which it is listed as Phalinī.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Phālī (फाली) refers to one of the “thousand names of Kumārī”, as mentioned in the Kumārīsahasranāma, which is included in the 10th chapter of the first part (prathamabhāga) of the Rudrayāmala-Uttaratantra: an ancient Tantric work primarily dealing with the practice of Kuṇḍalinī-yoga, the worship of Kumārī and discussions regarding the Cakras. This edition is said to be derived of the Rudrayāmalatantra and consists of 6000 verses in 90 chapters (paṭalas) together with the Saralā-Hindīvyākhyopetam (i.e., the Rudrayamalam Uttaratantram with Sarala Hindi translation).—Phālī is mentioned in śloka 1.10.120.—The chapter notes that one is granted the rewards obtained by reciting the text even without the performance of pūjā (worship), japa, snāna (bathing) and puraścaryā
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
India history and geography
Phali is the Siamese name for the Sanskrit Vālin, a character appearing in the Ramakien—the Thai version of the Ramayana, known as Thailand’s national epic.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
phali : (aor. of phalati) bore fruit; bursted open; split. || phalī (m.) (a tree) with fruit; bearing fruit.
1) phali (ဖလိ) [(kri) (ကြိ)]—
[phala+ī]
[ဖလ+ဤ]
2) phalī (ဖလီ) [(kri) (ကြိ)]—
[phala+ī]
[ဖလ+ဤ]
3) phalī (ဖလီ) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[phala+ī]
[ဖလ+ဤ]
[Pali to Burmese]
1) phali—
(Burmese text): (၁) ကွဲပြီ။ (၂) ထစ်ချုံးပြီး။ ဖလတိ-ကြည့်။
(Auto-Translation): (1) It's broken. (2) It's completely finished. Look at the flat.
2) phalī—
(Burmese text): အသီးသီးသော၊ အသီးရှိသော။
(Auto-Translation): Different, having fruit.
3) phalī—
(Burmese text): ထစ်ချုန်းပြီ။ ဖလတိ-ကြည့်။
(Auto-Translation): It's really busy now. Look at the flat tire.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
phaḷī (फळी).—f A plank or board: also a planed slip (as of a venetian blind). 2 A leaf (as of a door, window, table). 3 A side, party, faction, a confederate body. 4 A close and dense line, rank, or row (as of men, beasts, of bursting or swagging clouds). v dhara, bāndha, yē. phaḷī phōḍūna jāṇēṃ or phōḍaṇēṃ To break through a close line or rank.
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phāḷī (फाळी).—f (Dim. of phāḷā) A strip or slip of land.
phaḷī (फळी).—f A plank or board. A leaf (as of a door, window, table). A side, party, faction. A close and dense line. phaḷī phōḍūna jāṇēṃ or phōḍaṇēṃ To break through a close rank.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Phali (फलि).—m.
1) A kind of fish.
2) A bowl or cup.
Derivable forms: phaliḥ (फलिः).
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Phalī (फली).—The Priyaṅgu creeper; (said by poets to be the 'wife' of the mango tree; cf. mithunaṃ parikalpitaṃ tvayā sahakāraḥ phalinī ca nanvimau R.8.61).
See also (synonyms): phalinī.
Phali (फलि).—m.
(-liḥ) A kind of fish. “phalui” .
1) Phalī (फली):—[from phala > phal] a f. Aglaia Odorata, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] a kind of fish (= phali), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) Phali (फलि):—[from phal] m. a kind of fish (= phalakin), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] a bowl or cup, [Śīlāṅka]
5) Phalī (फली):—[from phal] b in [compound] for phala.
6) Phāli (फालि):—[from phal] m. or f. a leaf, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Phali (फलि):—m. ein best Fisch. = phalakin [Rājavallabha im Śabdakalpadruma]
Phali (फलि):——
1) *m. ein best. Fisch. —
2) Schale [Śīlāṅka’s Commentar 2,81.]
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Phalī (फली):—1. f. s.u. phala.
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Phalī (फली):—2. Adv. —
1) mit kar Körnerfrüchten reinputzen [Mānavagṛhyasūtra 2,14.] —
2) mit bhū des Lohnes theilhaftig werden Comm. zu [Mṛcchakaṭika 37,13.]
Phalī (फली) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Phalī, Phāli.
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
Phalī (फली) [Also spelled fali]:—(nf) a bean, pod of a leguminous plant.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
1) Phalī (फली) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Phalī.
2) Phāli (फालि) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Phāli.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Phali (ಫಲಿ):—[adjective] bearing fruits.
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Phali (ಫಲಿ):—[noun] a tree bearing fruits.
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Phali (ಫಲಿ):—
1) [noun] the plant Gloriosa superba of Liliaceae family; (?).
2) [noun] the creemer Clypea peltata of Menispermaceae family.
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Phaḷi (ಫಳಿ):—[noun] a kind of superior quality cloth.
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Phaḷi (ಫಳಿ):—
1) [noun] a thin, long plank of wood.
2) [noun] a stick; a staff.
3) [noun] a short staff used by boys in playing 'cinni-dāṇḍua'.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
1) Phalī (फली):—adj. having or bearing fruits; n. blade of a plane;
2) Phālī (फाली):—n. ploughshare;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Ish, I, Phala.
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 421 < [Gujarati-Hindi-English, Volume 2]
Page 179 < [Hindi-Marathi-English Volume 2]
Page 781 < [Hindi-Marathi-English Volume 1]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 6.10.32 < [Chapter 10 - In the Description of the Gomatī River, the Glories of Cakra-tīrtha]
A comparative study between Buddhism and Nyaya (by Roberta Pamio)
2. The Nature of Pramāṇa < [Chapter 1 - The Nature and Criterion of Knowledge]
Maha Buddhavamsa—The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
The Story of Bhikkhu-elder Mahāsīva < [Chapter 39 - How the Āṭānāṭiya Paritta came to be Taught]
Part 3 - The Buddha’s Answers to Sakka’s Four Questions < [Chapter 33 - The Buddha’s Fifteenth Vassa at Kapilavatthu]
(4) Fourth Pāramī: The Perfection of Wisdom (paññā-pāramī) < [Chapter 6 - On Pāramitā]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
Memory enhancing effect of gambhari phala (gmelina arborea) in the electroshock induced amnesia in wistar albino rats- an experimental study < [2013, Issue 5 Sep-Oct]
Punarjanma — a conceptual study < [2020, Issue 7, July]
Effect of ghontaphaladi varthi in the management of perianal sinus - a case report < [2021, Issue 10, October]
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