हर्षति

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *źʰárṣati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ĵʰáršati, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰérs-e-ti (to become excited; to bristle), from *ǵʰers- (stiff, surprised). Cognate with Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬱 (zarš), Latin horreō, horror, Old Armenian ձառ (jaṙ).

Pronunciation

Verb

हर्षति (hárṣati)

  1. to be excited
  2. to be delighted
  3. (of hair or fur) to bristle
  4. to become impatient
  5. to become stiff or rigid

References

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