Sanskrit

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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हृत (hṛtá)

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

Descendants

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  • Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀳𑀟 (haḍa)
  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀳𑀅 (haa)
  • Pali: haṭa