MBh, 1, 141, 13.3 śāradasyeva meghasya garjitaṃ niṣphalaṃ hi te /

MBh, 7, 54, 25.2 cikīrṣitaṃ hi te bhartur na bhavejjātu niṣphalam //

MBh, 7, 62, 16.1 teṣāṃ tat tādṛśaṃ karma tvām āsādya suniṣphalam /

MBh, 7, 117, 16.2 śāradasyeva meghasya garjitaṃ niṣphalaṃ hi te //

MBh, 12, 13, 9.2 na bhuṅkte yo nṛpaḥ samyaṅ niṣphalaṃ tasya jīvitam //

MBh, 13, 6, 7.1 yathā bījaṃ vinā kṣetram uptaṃ bhavati niṣphalam /

ManuS, 3, 144.2 dviṣatā hi havir bhuktaṃ bhavati pretya niṣphalam //

ManuS, 10, 123.2 yad ato 'nyaddhi kurute tad bhavaty asya niṣphalam //

Rām, Ay, 17, 31.2 tapaś ca taptaṃ yad apatyakāraṇāt suniṣphalaṃ bījam ivoptam ūṣare //

Rām, Ār, 38, 3.2 vākyaṃ niṣphalam atyarthaṃ bījam uptam ivoṣare //

Rām, Utt, 29, 35.2 vṛthā te kiṃ śramaṃ kṛtvā yuddhaṃ hi tava niṣphalam //

KāSū, 6, 6, 9.1 svena vyayena śūrasya mahāmātrasya prabhavato vā lubdhasya gamanaṃ niṣphalam api vyasanapratīkārārthaṃ mahataścārthaghnasya nimittasya praśamanam āyatijananaṃ vā so 'nartho 'rthānubandhaḥ //

KāSū, 6, 6, 10.1 kadaryasya subhagamāninaḥ kṛtaghnasya vātisaṃdhānaśīlasya svair api vyayaistathārādhanam ante niṣphalaṃ so 'nartho niranubandhaḥ //

KāSū, 6, 6, 11.1 tasyaiva rājavallabhasya krauryaprabhāvādhikasya tathaivārādhanam ante niṣphalaṃ niṣkāsanaṃ ca doṣakaraṃ so 'nartho 'narthānubandhaḥ //

KāSū, 6, 6, 17.2 yatra svena vyayena niṣphalam abhigamanaṃ saktāccāmarṣitād vittapratyādānaṃ sa ubhayato 'narthaḥ /

KūPur, 1, 34, 43.2 niṣphalaṃ tasya tat tīrthaṃ yāvat tatphalamaśnute //

KūPur, 1, 35, 5.2 niṣphalaṃ tasya tat tīrthaṃ tasmād yānaṃ vivarjayet //

KūPur, 2, 19, 18.2 vṛttyarthaṃ yasya cādhītaṃ niṣphalaṃ tasya jīvitam //

KūPur, 2, 21, 24.2 dviṣatā hi havirbhuktaṃ bhavati pretya niṣphalam //

LiPur, 1, 85, 83.2 yaṃ vinā niṣphalaṃ nityaṃ yena vā saphalaṃ bhavet //

LiPur, 1, 85, 84.2 ājñaptaṃ dakṣiṇāhīnaṃ sadā japtaṃ ca niṣphalam //

LiPur, 1, 85, 128.1 yasmādācārahīnasya sādhanaṃ niṣphalaṃ bhavet /

LiPur, 1, 95, 14.2 kṣīravārinidhiśāyinaḥ prabhorniṣphalaṃ tvatha babhūva tejasā //

LiPur, 2, 18, 62.2 niṣphalaṃ jāyate sarvaṃ yathā bhasmani vai hutam //

LiPur, 2, 20, 35.2 sarvopāyavidhānajñastattvahīnasya niṣphalam //

MPur, 106, 7.2 niṣphalaṃ tasya tatsarvaṃ tasmādyānaṃ vivarjayet //

NāṭŚ, 1, 123.2 niṣphalaṃ tasya tat jñānaṃ tiryagyoniṃ ca yāsyati //

ŚTr, 3, 48.2 kāntākomalapallavādhararasaḥ pīto na candrodaye tāruṇyaṃ gatam eva niṣphalam aho śūnyālaye dīpavat //

BhāgPur, 11, 10, 21.2 bahvantarāyakāmatvāt kṛṣivac cāpi niṣphalam //

GarPur, 1, 108, 17.2 guṇadharmavihīno yo niṣphalaṃ tasya jīvanam //

GarPur, 1, 114, 20.2 niṣphalaṃ tasya vai kāryaṃ mahādoṣamavāpnuyāt //

GarPur, 1, 115, 27.2 vyādhiśokajarāyāsairardhaṃ tadapi niṣphalam //

GarPur, 1, 161, 10.1 sarvatra toye maraṇaṃ śocanaṃ tatra niṣphalam /

KālPur, 55, 21.1 hīnaṃ syāddhīnatāmūlaṃ niṣphalaṃ syād viparyayāt /

KālPur, 55, 57.1 asaṃkhyātaṃ ca yajjaptaṃ tasya tanniṣphalaṃ bhavet /

RRS, 2, 3.2 bhavettaduktaphaladaṃ niḥsattvaṃ niṣphalaṃ param //

RCūM, 10, 3.2 bhavettaduktaphaladaṃ niḥsattvaṃ niṣphalaṃ param //

Ratnadīpikā, 1, 53.2 tadratnaṃ niṣphalaṃ proktaṃ ratnaśāstraviśāradaiḥ //

HBhVil, 4, 99.3 tat sarvaṃ niṣphalaṃ yāti pañcagavyena śudhyati //

HBhVil, 4, 179.3 iṣṭāpūrtādikaṃ sarvaṃ niṣphalaṃ syān na saṃśayaḥ //

HBhVil, 4, 344.3 kurvan siddhim avāpnoti hy anyathā niṣphalaṃ bhavet //

HBhVil, 4, 345.3 sa durgatim avāpnoti pūjanaṃ tasya niṣphalam //

ParDhSmṛti, 1, 29.2 adhamaṃ yācamānāya sevādānaṃ tu niṣphalam //

ParDhSmṛti, 1, 64.2 anyathā kurute kiṃcit tad bhavet tasya niṣphalam //

SkPur (Rkh), Revākhaṇḍa, 11, 10.1 anyathā niṣphalaṃ sarvaṃ śraddhāhīnaṃ tu bhārata /

SkPur (Rkh), Revākhaṇḍa, 50, 46.2 bhṛtyebhyaśca tu yad dānaṃ tadvṛthā niṣphalaṃ bhavet //

SkPur (Rkh), Revākhaṇḍa, 125, 27.2 niṣphalaṃ jāyate dānaṃ tathā mantravivarjitam //

SātT, 7, 45.2 niṣphalaṃ tad bhavet tasya tasmāt pratyekaśo namet //