Hridaya, Hṛdaya: 34 definitions

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Hridaya means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Hṛdaya can be transliterated into English as Hrdaya or Hridaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Hraday.

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In Hinduism

Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

A type of glance (or facial expression): Hṛdaya: unsteady, flurried, the pupils moving somewhat (anaglulita), the lids recurved; it is used for mediocre things.

Source: archive.org: The mirror of gesture (abhinaya-darpana)
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Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).

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Shilpashastra (iconography)

According to the Matsya Purāṇa, Hṛdaya (heart) from neck to heart is 12 aṅgulas.

Source: Google Books: The Theory of Citrasutras in Indian Painting
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Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.

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Ayurveda (science of life)

The name Hṛdaya (हृदय, “for heart”) is quite meaningful as it indicates the three phasas—receiving, supplying and movement of the cardiac cycle. Heart is the source of life as none can live if it stops. That is why it has been said by earlier sages as the seat of consciousness. Heart is the receptacle of rasa and rakta (blood) which it distributes to the whole body for nourishment and also draws out impurities from the same. This goes on incessantly like a cycle. The lotus-like heart is situated in chest, flanked by lungs on both sides. Below on the right side is liver and on the left is spleen.

Source: Google Books: Essentials of Ayurveda

Structure and Functioning of Heart: Appearance of heart is similar to that of an inverted bud of lotus. When the individual is ‘awake’, this lotus blossoms forth and when he is ‘asleep’, it closes up (Suśrutasaṃhitā Śārirasthāna 4/32). The narrow apex of the heart is directed downwards and broader base is directed upwards when the individual is standing. This observation is reflected in this explanation saying that the heart looks like an inverted bud of lotus. To indicate ‘life’ and ‘death’, the terms ‘awake’ and ‘asleep’ are often used in Sanskrit literature. So, meaning of this statement is that functioning of heart continues till the death of an individual.

Source: Cogprints: Concepts of Human Physiology in Ayurveda

Hṛdaya (हृदय):—Heart

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms
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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

1) Hṛdaya (हृदय) refers to the “heart” of Śiva from which Rudra was born, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.2. Accordingly, as Brahmā said:—“Originally when Śiva was separated from Śakti and was pure consciousness alone, He was attributeless, free from alternatives, devoid of forms and beyond the existent and non-existent. [...] Viṣṇu was born of His left (vāmāṅga) and I, Brahmā, of his right side (dakṣiṇāṅga), O great sage, Rudra was born of his heart (hṛdaya). I became the creator (Brahmā); Viṣṇu the cause of sustenance; Rudra the author of dissolution. Thus Sadāśiva, manifested himself in three forms”.

According to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.16:—“[...] The same Supreme Ātman [viz., Paramātma], :ord Śiva manifests in three different ways due to Māyā. The lord is independent in his divine sports. Viṣṇu is born of his left limb. I am born of the right limb. You are born of the heart (hṛdaya) of Śiva and are his full-fledged incarnation. Thus, O lord, we have become three, with different forms. We are the sons of Śivā and Śiva which, O eternal one, you must note”.

2) Hṛdaya (हृदय) refers to the “cardiac region”, where Satī stabilized the udāna-wind while in a yogic trance, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.30. Accordingly as Brahmā narrated to Nārada:—“[...] having sipped water duly, covering up her body entirely with her cloth she closed her eyes and remembered her lord. She then entered the yogic trance. Keeping her face steady she balanced the winds Prāṇa and Apāna [i.e., prāṇāpāna]. She then lifted up the wind Udāna from the umbilical region, stabilised it in the cardiac region (hṛdaya) took it through the throat and finally fixed it in the middle of the eyebrows. She desired to cast-off her body due to her anger with Dakṣa. She desired to burn off the body and retain the pure wind by yogic means. In this posture she remembered the feet of her lord and nothing else”.

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Hṛdaya (हृदय).—The horse of Bhoja which would go at a stretch 100 yojanas.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 71. 71-2.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index
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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Vastushastra (architecture)

Hṛdaya (हृदय, “heart”).—Mānasāra LXX, 111 exhorts the sthapati and the sthāpaka to install the image in the sanctuary of their hearts (hṛdaya) as well. In fact, the “radiance” of the duo stem from having installed the radiant deity in their he arts. The heart is the “center of being”, so to speak, where the cognitive and affective faculties meet. Thus. the act of installing the deity therein perspicuously connects divine seeing and knowing.

Source: McGill: The architectural theory of the Mānasāra

Hṛdaya (हृदय) refers to the “heart”, according to the Devyāmata (in the section śalyoddhāra-paṭala or “excavation of extraneous substances”).—Accordingly, “[...] If [someone] scratches his breast, there is the bone of an animal or hair [at a depth of] one and a half cubits underground. [The officiant] should remove that extraneous thing carefully. If [someone] touches his heart (hṛdaya-sparśa), there is [an extraneous thing] related to it at a depth up to the heart (hṛdaya). [...]

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (architecture)
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Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.

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Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Hṛdaya (हृदय) or Hṛd refers to the “heart”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 8), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “The Nakṣatras—Rohiṇī and Kṛttikā, form the body of the Vatsara Puruṣa, the two Āṣāḍhas form his navel, Āśleṣā forms the heart [i.e., hṛd] and Maghā, the heart-bladder; when benefíc planets pass through these, there will be happiness in the land; if malefic planets should pass through the body, there will be suffering from fire and winds; if they should pass through the navel, there will be suffering from starvation; if they should pass through the heart-bladder, roots and fruits will suffer, and if they should pass through the heart [i.e., hṛdaya], crops will perish”.

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Hṛdaya (हृदय).—Circum-radius. Note: Hṛdaya is a Sanskrit technical term used in ancient Indian sciences such as Astronomy, Mathematics and Geometry.

Source: Wikibooks (hi): Sanskrit Technical Terms
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Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.

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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Hṛdaya (हृदय) refers to the “heart”, according to the Kaulajñānanirṇaya.—Accordingly, “The Nameless (energy) [i.e., anāmā] is fixed in the Heart [i.e., hṛdaya]. This is the Gesture (mudrā) that bestows the goddess. If one sees her in the End of the Twelve, she shines (like) a necklace of gems. This is the Gesture (mudrā) called Anāmā; once (it is) known (one attains) the (liberated) sky-faring state. O beloved, one must break though the door which, endowed with consciousness, is sealed with the Five Seals (of the lower Wheels) and is well obstructed by the chain (of the door). [...]”.

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Hṛdaya (हृदय) refers to one of the 72 rays of the Viśuddhi-Cakra which (together with the 64 rays of the Ājñā) are associated with the lunar plane called Brahmagranthi, according to Śaṅkarācārya’s Saudaryalaharī.—Accordingly, the Goddess is visualised (by Sādhaka) as dwelling above the six Ādhāracakras ruling over the 360 rays which emanate in them [e.g., Hṛdaya]. These 360 rays represent 360 syllables (i.e., a consummation of the śabdaprapañca or 50 alphabets) as well as the principles of nature. For the 360 syllables, together with haṃ and saḥ, Nyāsa should be performed for Śrīcakrapūjā.

Source: Shodhganga: Saudarya Lahari of Sri Sankara A Study
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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Hṛdaya (हृदय) refers to the “heart”, according to the Paramārthasāra with Yogarāja’s Paramārthasārasaṃgrahavivṛti commentary.—Accordingly, “one whose heart (hṛdaya) has been penetrated/transmuted by the power of divine grace (i.e., śaktipāta)”.

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions

Hṛdaya (हृदय) refers to one’s “understanding”.—In his commentary to the Svacchandatantra (11.197), Kṣemarāja provides the following definition: “Kuhaka is that which causes astonishment and convinces those of limited understanding (mita-hṛdaya). It is chiefly magic”. In his commentary on the Netratantra (18.89), Kṣemarāja glosses kuhakāni as: “Deceitful (things) such as amulets of control, witches, etc.”. These glosses affirm that kuhaka can be understood more specifically to mean an astonishing, magical feat rather than its general sense of something that causes astonishment, the latter definition being that of Dhātupāṭha 10.443.

Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): (Shaivism)
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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

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Dharmashastra (religious law)

Hṛdaya (हृदय) refers to “one’s heart”, according to the Vṛṣasārasaṃgraha: A Sanskrit text of twenty-four chapters contained in the Śivadharma corpus dealing with Dharma (religious duties).—Accordingly, [verse 11.59]: “Brahmā’s heart is Viṣṇu. Viṣṇu’s heart is Śiva. Śiva’s heart is the Junctures of the day. Therefore, he should worship the Junctures”.

Source: HAL: The function of the Vṛṣasārasaṃgraha in the Śivadharma corpus (ds)
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Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.

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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

1) Hṛdaya (हृदय) or Hṛdayamudrā refers to one of the “twenty-six ritual hand gestures” (mudrās) mentioned in the sixth chapter of the Nāradīyasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra document comprising over 3000 verses in 30 chapters presenting in a narrative framework the teachings of Nārada to Gautama, dealing primarily with modes of worship and festivals.—Description of the chapter [mudrā-lakṣaṇa]: Gautama asks Nārada about mudrās, by using which one can please the Lord (1) Nārada then names and describes how to form with the hands 26 gestures: namely, [e.g., hṛdaya-mudrā] [....]. All the preceding are mudrās appropriate to use when worshipping the Lord in His central shrine.

2) Hṛdaya (हृदय) or Hṛdayamudrā refers to one of the fifty-three Mudrās (ritual hand gestures) described in chapter 22 (Caryāpāda) of the Padmasaṃhitā: the most widely followed of Saṃhitā covering the entire range of concerns of Pāñcarātra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter—jñāna, yoga, kriyā and caryā) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.—Description of the chapter [mudrālakṣaṇa-vidhi]: Brahmā asks the meaning, uses and varieties of mudrā-gestures. Bhagavān says these finger movements are ways to fend off evil and to prevent those taking pleasure in harming others. Furthermore, they please the Lord-so long as they are demonstrated in private (1-5a). He then names and describes 53 mudrā-gestures: [e.g., hṛdaya (5b-6a)] [...]

3) Hṛdaya (हृदय) or Hṛdayamudrā refers to one of the 37 Mudrās (hand-gestures) described in chapter 7 of the Viṣṇusaṃhitā: a Sanskrit text written in 2600 verses which covers typical Pāñcarātra topics through a narrative dialogue between Aupagāyana and Siddha Sumati.—[Cf. the chapter mudrā-lakṣaṇa].

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts
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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

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In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Hṛdaya (हृदय, “heart”) (Pali, Hadaya) refers to one of the thirty-substances of the human body according to the Visuddhimagga, as mentioned in an appendix of the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 32-34. The Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra mentions thirty-six substances [viz., hṛdaya]; the Sanskrit sources of both the Lesser and the Greater Vehicles, physical substances are 26 in number while the Pāli suttas list thirty-once substances.

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra
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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Hṛdaya (हृदय) is the name of a Vākchomā (‘verbal secrect sign’) which has its meaning defined as ‘vīra’ according to chapter 8 of the 9th-century Vajraḍākamahātantrarāja, a scripture belonging to the Buddhist Cakrasaṃvara (or Saṃvara) scriptural cycle. These Vākchomās (viz., hṛdaya) are meant for verbal communication and can be regarded as popular signs, since they can be found in the three biggest works of the Cakrasaṃvara literature.

Source: academia.edu: A Critical Study of the Vajraḍākamahātantrarāja (II)

1) Hṛdaya (हृदय) or “heart” is associated with Drumacchā and Vajradehaka, according to the Cakrasaṃvara-maṇḍala or Saṃvaramaṇḍala of Abhayākaragupta’s Niṣpannayogāvalī, p. 45 and n. 145; (Cf. Cakrasaṃvaratantra, Gray, David B., 2007).—The Cakrasaṃvara mandala has a total of sixty-two deities. [...] Three concentric circles going outward, the body, speech and mind wheels (kāya-vāka-citta), in the order: mind (blue), speech (red), and body (white), with eight Ḍākinīs each in non-dual union with their Ḍākas, "male consorts".

Associated elements of Drumacchā and Vajradehaka:

Circle: kāyacakra (mind-wheel) (blue);
Ḍākinī (female consort): Drumacchā;
Ḍāka (male consort): Vajradehaka;
Bīja: māṃ;
Body-part: arms;
Pīṭha: Mālava;
Bodily constituent: hṛdaya (heart);
Bodhipakṣa (wings of enlightenment): samādhīndriya (faculty of concentration).

2) Hṛdaya (हृदय) refers to the “heart” and is associated with the syllable kāṃ, according to the Guru-maṇḍala-arcana [i.e., “Guru Mandala Worship]” ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary pūjā and sādhanā practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.—Accordingly, “[Do caturviṃśati-aṅga nyāsa; Touch twenty-one parts of one’s body with right middle finger, and recite seed syllables] ... Kāṃ on the heart (kāṃ hṛdaya)”.

Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi

Hṛdaya (हृदय) refers to the “heart”, according to the 10th-century Ḍākārṇava-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Saṃvara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.—Accordingly, “[...] (The meaning of the letter he, i.e., the emptiness of cause and so on, etc.—) The letter he is [as follows]: From the heart (hṛdaya), [he should visualize] all [deities], such as Heruka, [who] reside on their own circles. [Vajra-]holders and others are originating; [he should know] all [of them] originating through visualization. That [letter he represents the principle that] the cause is empty by nature; there is no conceptualization of cause and so on as selves. That [letter he refers to] the selflessness of phenomenal existences by nature, [or the state of] being empty [Emptiness] brings the meditative union [...]”.

Source: MDPI Books: The Ocean of Heroes
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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

hṛdaya (हृदय).—n (S) The heart or the mind; the faculty or the seat of feeling and thought. 2 The bosom or the breast, lit. fig. 3 fig. Mind, meaning, intent, design or drift of the mind: also the scope, purport, or significance (of a speech, a sentence, an action).

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

hṛdaya (हृदय).—n The heart or the mind. The bosom. Intent. The scope, purport.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English
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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Hṛdaya (हृदय).—

1) The heart, soul, mind; हृदये दिग्धशरैरिवाहतः (hṛdaye digdhaśarairivāhataḥ) Kumārasambhava 4.25; so अयोहृदयः (ayohṛdayaḥ) R.9.9; पाषाणहृदय (pāṣāṇahṛdaya) &c.

2) The bosom, chest, breast; बाणभिन्नहृदया निपेतुषी (bāṇabhinnahṛdayā nipetuṣī) R.11.19.

3) Love, affection.

4) The interior or essence of anything.

5) The secret science; अश्व°, अक्ष° (aśva°, akṣa°) &c.; ऋतुपर्णो नलसखो योऽश्वविद्यामयान्नलात् । दत्वाऽक्षहृदयं चास्मै सर्वकामस्तु तत्सुतः (ṛtuparṇo nalasakho yo'śvavidyāmayānnalāt | datvā'kṣahṛdayaṃ cāsmai sarvakāmastu tatsutaḥ) || Bhag.9.9.17.

6) True or divine knowledge.

7) The Veda.

8) Wish, intention; एवं विरिञ्चादिभिरीडितस्तद्विज्ञाय तेषां हृदयं तथैव (evaṃ viriñcādibhirīḍitastadvijñāya teṣāṃ hṛdayaṃ tathaiva) Bhāgavata 8.6.16.

9) = अहंकारम् (ahaṃkāram) q. v.; मनो विसृजते भावं बुद्धिरध्यवसायिनी । हृदयं प्रियाप्रिये वेद त्रिविधा कर्मचोदना (mano visṛjate bhāvaṃ buddhiradhyavasāyinī | hṛdayaṃ priyāpriye veda trividhā karmacodanā) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.248.1.

Derivable forms: hṛdayam (हृदयम्).

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Hṛdaya (हृदय).—n.

(-yaṃ) 1. The mind, the seat or faculty of thought and feeling. 2. Knowledge. 3. Science. 4. The essence of anything. E. hṛ to take, kayan Unadi aff., duk augment.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Hṛdaya (हृदय).—n. (cf. the last), 1. The heart, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] [distich] 7. 2. The mind, [Pañcatantra] i. [distich] 198. 3. Knowledge, [Nala] 14, 21.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Hṛdaya (हृदय).—[neuter] the heart, as an organ of the body or as seat of the feelings, also the interior of the body i.[grammar], the centre or essence of anything etc.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Hṛdaya (हृदय):—[from hṛd] n. (ifc. f(ā). ) the heart (or region of the heart as the seat of feelings and sensations; hṛdaye-√kṛ, ‘to take to heart’), soul, mind (as the seat of mental operations; capala-hṛdaya, ‘fickle-minded’), [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.

2) [v.s. ...] the heart or interior of the body, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa; Mahābhārata]

3) [v.s. ...] the heart or centre or core or essence or best or dearest or most secret part of anything, [Atharva-veda] etc. etc.

4) [v.s. ...] true or divine knowledge, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

5) [v.s. ...] the Veda, [ib.]

6) [v.s. ...] science, [ib.]

7) [v.s. ...] (with prajāpateḥ) Name of a Sāman, [Indische Studien by A. Weber]

8) [v.s. ...] m. a [particular] Sunday, [Bhaviṣya-purāṇa, khaṇḍa 1 & 2: bhaviṣya-purāṇa & bhaviṣyottara-purāṇa]

9) Hṛdayā (हृदया):—[from hṛdaya > hṛd] f. Name of a mare, [Harivaṃśa]

10) Hṛdaya (हृदय):—[from hṛd] mfn. going to the heart, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa] ([from] hṛd + aya [Scholiast or Commentator])

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Hṛdaya (हृदय):—(yaṃ) 1. n. Idem; knowledge.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

[Sanskrit to German]

Hridaya in German

Hṛdaya (हृदय) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Hiaya.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Hindi dictionary

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Hṛdaya (हृदय) [Also spelled hraday]:—(nm) the heart; core, best part; darling (person); ~[kaṃpa] palpitation, heart-throb; ~[gata/stha] taken to heart, mentally assimilated; ~[grāhī] captivating, charming; ~[jña] who knows the heart, penetrating into the mind; -[daurbalya] weakness of heart, faint-heartedness; ~[vidāraka] heart-rending; ~[vedhī] heart-piercing, causing extreme anguish or mental agony; ~[śūnya/hīna] dry, hard-hearted, unfeeling; ~[sparśī] pathetic, touching, moving; ~[hārī] charming, attractive, gripping; —[ko chūnā] to touch one’s heart, to move; —[phaṭanā/vidīrṇa honā] the heart to rend, to be anguished; —[se lagānā] to embrace; to give a warm welcome.

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary
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Kannada-English dictionary

Hṛdaya (ಹೃದಯ):—

1) [noun] the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs which by its rhythmic contractions moves the blood through the body; the heart.

2) [noun] the part of the human body thought of as containing the heart; breast; the bosom.

3) [noun] the human heart considered as the centrJ or source of emotions, personality attributes, etc.

4) [noun] any of the noble qualities as kindliness, sympathy, compassion, benevolence, generosity, etc.

5) [noun] the essential part of anything.

6) [noun] a guarded secret.

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus
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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Nepali dictionary

Hṛdaya (हृदय):—n. 1. heart; 2. soul; mind; 3. conscience; 4. essence; core; 5. dearest person; 6. soft feelings; 7. bosom; chest; breast;

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary
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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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