futile

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Spoken Sanskrit

English

वृथा 	-	 vRthA 	-	 indecl.
  	-	 futile
वृथा 	-	 vRthA 	-	 indecl.
  	-	 invain
वृथा कालहरणं करोति 	-	 vRthAkAlaharaNaMkaroti 	-	 sent.
  	-	 Youarewastingtime.
वृथा भवान् चिन्तां करोति 	-	 vRthAbhavAncintAMkaroti 	-	 sent.
  	-	 Youjustworryunnecessarily.
किमर्थं वृथा व्ययः इति? 	-	 kimarthaMvRthAvyayaHiti? 	-	 sent.
  	-	 Whythisunnecessaryexpenditure?
वृथा 	-	 vRthA 	-	 adj.
  	-	  unnecessary
वृथा 	-	 vRthA 	-	 adverb 	-	  nonsensically
वृथा 	-	 vRthA 	-	 adverb 	-	  arbitrarily
वृथा 	-	 vRthA 	-	 ind.
  	-	  idly
वृथा 	-	 vRthA 	-	 ind.
  	-	  at will
वृथा 	-	 vRthA 	-	 ind.
  	-	  vainly
वृथा 	-	 vRthA 	-	 ind.
  	-	  fruitlessly
वृथा 	-	 vRthA 	-	 ind.
  	-	  at random
वृथा 	-	 vRthA 	-	 ind.
  	-	  unduly
वृथा 	-	 vRthA 	-	 ind.
  	-	  frivolously
वृथा 	-	 vRthA 	-	 ind.
  	-	  at pleasure
वृथा 	-	 vRthA 	-	 ind.
  	-	  lightly
वृथा 	-	 vRthA 	-	 ind.
  	-	  falsely
वृथा 	-	 vRthA 	-	 ind.
  	-	  wrongly
वृथा 	-	 vRthA 	-	 ind.
  	-	  incorrectly
वृथा 	-	 vRthA 	-	 ind.
  	-	  easily
वृथा 	-	 vRthA 	-	 ind.
  	-	  wantonly

व्यर्थ 	-	 vyartha 	-	 adj.
  	-	 futile
वृथा 	-	 vRthA 	-	 indecl.
  	-	 futile
अफल 	-	  aphala 	-	 adj.
  	-	 futile
विफल 	-	  viphala 	-	 adj.
  	-	 futile
मोघ 	-	  mogha 	-	 adj.
  	-	 futile
वन्ध्य 	-	  vandhya 	-	 adj.
  	-	 futile
वितथ 	-	  vitatha 	-	 adj.
  	-	 futile
अवितथ 	-	  avitatha 	-	 adj.
  	-	  not vain or futile
वितथी करोति  { वितथीकृ } 	-	  vitathI karoti  { vitathIkR } 	-	 verb 	-	  render vain or futile
वितथप्रयत्न 	-	  vitathaprayatna 	-	 adj.
  	-	  one whose efforts are futile or in vain
अवितथाभिसन्धि 	-	  avitathAbhisandhi 	-	 adj.
  	-	  whose intentions are not futile i.e. successive

 
   विफल  viphala  adj.
   futile  
   विफल  viphala  adj.
   bearing no fruit   
   विफल  viphala  adj.
   vain  
   विफल  viphala  adj.
   fruitless   
   विफल  viphala  adj.
   idle  
   विफल  viphala  adj.
   useless   
   विफल  viphala  adj.
   having no testicles  
   विफल  viphala  adj.
   ineffectual   
   विफल  viphala  adj.
   futile  
   विफल  viphala  m.
   fragrant crew Pine  [ Pandanus Odoratissimus - Bot. ]     
            

Monier Williams

English

 FUTILE,  a.
  लध्वर्थः -र्था -र्थं,  तृणप्रायः -या -यं,  निरर्थकः -का -कं,  अनर्थकः
-का -कं,  मोघः -घा -घं,  असारः -रा -रं,  क्लीवः -वा -वं,  मन्दः -न्दा -न्दं.

Borooah

English

 FUTILE: निरर्थकः (का,  कं): v.
  Useless.

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Raghuvira

English

English:
  futile
adj. व्यर्थ

अमरकोशः

Sanskrit

Word:  ऋतावपि_फलरहितसस्यः
Root:  ऋतावपि_फलरहितसस्यः
Gender:  undefined
Number:  undefined
Meaning(s): 
⇒ futile
⇒ useless
⇒ sterile
⇒ defective
⇒ fruitless
⇒ abortive [sterile]
⇒ deprived or destitute of
⇒ unfruitful [women,  fem. animals]
⇒ unproductive [women,  fem. animals]
⇒ barren [women ,  female animals or plants]
Shloka(s): 
2|4|7|1 ► वन्ध्योऽफलोऽवकेशी च फलवान्फलिनः फली। (वनौषधिवर्गः)
Synonym(s): 
➠ 2|4|7|1 ⇢ वन्ध्य:  (वन्ध्य) (पुं) ⇒ futile, useless, sterile, defective, fruitless, abortive [sterile], deprived or destitute of, unfruitful [women,  fem. animals], unproductive [women,  fem. animals], barren [women ,  female animals or plants]
➠ 2|4|7|1 ⇢ वन्ध्या (वन्ध्य) (स्त्री) ⇒ futile, useless, sterile, defective, fruitless, abortive [sterile], deprived or destitute of, unfruitful [women,  fem. animals], unproductive [women,  fem. animals], barren [women ,  female animals or plants]
➠ 2|4|7|1 ⇢ वन्ध्यम् (वन्ध्य) (नपुं) ⇒ futile, useless, sterile, defective, fruitless, abortive [sterile], deprived or destitute of, unfruitful [women,  fem. animals], unproductive [women,  fem. animals], barren [women ,  female animals or plants]
➠ 2|4|7|1 ⇢ अफलः (अफल) (पुं) ⇒ vain, futile, barren, fruitless, unfruitful, unproductive, deprived of virility, Indian Plum [Flacourtia indica - Bot.], Indian Tamarisk [Tamarix Indica - Bot.]
➠ 2|4|7|1 ⇢  (अफल) (स्त्री) ⇒ vain, futile, barren, fruitless, unfruitful, unproductive, deprived of virility, Indian Plum [Flacourtia indica - Bot.], Indian Tamarisk [Tamarix Indica - Bot.]
➠ 2|4|7|1 ⇢ अफलम् (अफल) (नपुं) ⇒ vain, futile, barren, fruitless, unfruitful, unproductive, deprived of virility, Indian Plum [Flacourtia indica - Bot.], Indian Tamarisk [Tamarix Indica - Bot.]
➠ 2|4|7|1 ⇢ अवकेशी (अवकेशिन्) (पुं) ⇒ barren, unfruitful, barren tree, having its filaments  turned downwards
➠ 2|4|7|1 ⇢ अवकेशि:  (अवकेशिन्) (स्त्री) ⇒ barren, unfruitful, barren tree, having its filaments  turned downwards
➠ 2|4|7|1 ⇢ अवकेशिन् (अवकेशिन्) (नपुं) ⇒ barren, unfruitful, barren tree, having its filaments  turned downwards
Related word(s): 
परा_अपरासंबन्धः ➡ वृक्षः
जातिः ➡ वृक्षः
    

Word:  निष्प्रयोजनम्
Root:  निष्प्रयोजनम्
Gender:  undefined
Number:  undefined
Meaning(s): 
⇒ futile
⇒ useless
⇒ fruitless
⇒ unprofitable
Shloka(s): 
3|1|81|2 ► मोघं निरर्थकं स्पष्टं स्फुटं प्रव्यक्तमुल्बणम्॥ (विशेष्यनिघ्नवर्गः)
Synonym(s): 
➠ 3|1|81|2 ⇢ मोघः (मोघ) (पुं)
➠ 3|1|81|2 ⇢  (मोघ) (स्त्री)
➠ 3|1|81|2 ⇢ मोघम् (मोघ) (नपुं)
➠ 3|1|81|2 ⇢ निरर्थकः (निरर्थक) (पुं) ⇒ vain, useless, trifling, nonsense, unmeaning, nonsensical, unsuccessful
➠ 3|1|81|2 ⇢  (निरर्थक) (स्त्री) ⇒ vain, useless, trifling, nonsense, unmeaning, nonsensical, unsuccessful
➠ 3|1|81|2 ⇢ निरर्थकम् (निरर्थक) (नपुं) ⇒ vain, useless, trifling, nonsense, unmeaning, nonsensical, unsuccessful
Related word(s): 
जातिः ➡ द्रव्यम्
    

Word:  असत्यवचनम्
Root:  असत्यवचनम्
Gender:  undefined
Number:  undefined
Meaning(s): 
⇒ vain
⇒ false
⇒ futile
⇒ unreal
⇒ untrue
⇒ free from
⇒ incorrect
Shloka(s): 
1|6|21|4 ► अथ म्लिष्टमविस्पष्टं वितथं त्वनृतं वचः॥ (शब्दादिवर्गः)
3|3|12|2 ► पीडार्थेऽपि व्यलीकं स्यादलीकं त्वप्रियेऽनृते॥ (नानार्थवर्गः)
3|3|37|1 ► अयोघने शैलशृङ्गे सीराङ्गे कूटमस्त्रियाम्। (नानार्थवर्गः)
Synonym(s): 
➠ 1|6|21|4 ⇢ वितथम् (वितथ) (नपुं) ⇒ vain, false, futile, unreal, untrue, free from, incorrect
➠ 1|6|21|4 ⇢ अनृतम् (अनृत) (नपुं) ⇒ lie, lying, false, untrue, fiction, untruth, not true, cheating, falsehood, agriculture
➠ 3|3|12|2 ⇢ अलीकम् (अलीक) (नपुं) ⇒ false, untrue, heaven, untruth, forehead, falsehood, unpleasing, counterfeit, disagreeable, pretended   little, anything displeasing
➠ 3|3|37|1 ⇢ कूटः (कूट) (पुं) ⇒ untrue, dwelling, deceitful, kind of hall, ox whose horns are broken, subdivision of grahayuddha, mystical name of the letter kSa, not horned or cornuted [as an animal with incomplete continuations of the bone of the forehead]
➠ 3|3|37|1 ⇢ कूटम् (कूट) (नपुं) ⇒ untrue, dwelling, deceitful, kind of hall, ox whose horns are broken, subdivision of grahayuddha, mystical name of the letter kSa, not horned or cornuted [as an animal with incomplete continuations of the bone of the forehead]
Related word(s): 
परा_अपरासंबन्धः ➡ वचनम्
जातिः ➡ शब्दः
    

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