aPala a. [ na . ba .] 1 Unfruitful, fruitless, barren ( lit. & fig. ); °lA ozaDayaH, °laM kAryaM &c. 2 Unproductive, useless, vain; yaTA zaMQo'PalaH strIzu yaTA gOrgavi cAPalA . yaTA cAjYe'PalaM dAnaM taTA vipro'nfco'PalaH Ms. 2. 158. 3 Deprived of virility, castrated; emasculated; aPalohaM kftastena kroDAtsA ca nirAkftA Rām. — laH 1 N. of a plant ( JAbuka ). 2 A goat. — lA The Aloe plant ( GftakumArI ); another plant ( BUmyAmalakI ). Comp. — AkAMkzin, -prepsu a. one who desires no reward (for his labours), disinterested; aPalAkAMkziBiryajYaH kriyate brahmavAdiBiH Mb.