हृत

हृत

See also: हेतु, हति, होती, होतृ, होते, होता, and हात

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *źʰr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ĵʰr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰr̥-t-ós, from *ǵʰer- (“to yearn for”). Cognate with Ancient Greek χαρτός (khartós).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɦr̩.t̪ɐ́/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɦr̩.t̪ɐ/

Adjective

हृत • (hṛtá)

1. taken away, seized (often = ‘deprived or bereft of’, ‘having lost’, ‘-less’)
2. ravished, charmed, fascinated