Note: the Hindi and Sanskrit paths disagree here — the Sanskrit dictionary reading is negative (“thief”) while the Hindi reading is not. Both are shown below; read them together before choosing.
As a Hindi name
Note: the Hindi and Sanskrit paths disagree here — the Sanskrit dictionary reading is negative (“thief”) while the Hindi reading is not. Both are shown below; read them together before choosing.
हारना
to be defeated; to be unsuccessful; to become fatigued, tired out; to become dispirited; to become old or feeble
Śabdasāgara also records: हरण करनेवाला । लेनेवाला · जानेवाला
Platts (p. 1215) also records: (f. -ikā), Taking, seizing, carrying off
a Hindi word of Prakrit origin; it is not Sanskrit — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Hindi verb set हारना (hārnā) हराना (harānā) हरवाना (harvānā) Inherited from Prakrit हारेइ (hārei, “loses”).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a gambler, cheat, rogue
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M3 · meaning shifts "hāraka" is derived from "hāra" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
1. hāra mf(ī)n. bearing, carrying, carrying away, stealing (e.g. kṣīra-h˚, ‘stealing milk’), MārkP.
levying, raising (e.g. kara-h˚, ‘raising taxes’), BhP.
hāraka mf(ikā)n. taking, seizing, robbing, stealing (see artha-, aśva-h˚)
removing, taking upon one's self (see samagra-mala-h˚)
Dictionary citations
hāraka mf(ikā)n. taking, seizing, robbing, stealing (see artha-, aśva-h˚)
removing, taking upon one's self (see samagra-mala-h˚)
ravishing, captivating (in gopī-nayana-h˚, ‘captivating the eyes of the Gopīs’, Pañcar.)
hāraka m. a thief, robber, L.
a gambler, cheat, rogue, Rājat.
1. hāra mf(ī)n. bearing, carrying, carrying away, stealing (e.g. kṣīra-h˚, ‘stealing milk’), MārkP.
levying, raising (e.g. kara-h˚, ‘raising taxes’), BhP.
Alternative readings
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