As a deity name
Name 473 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
Name 813 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
हारि · noun · masculine
हारा । पराभव । शिकस्त · क्रीड़ा या द्यूतक्रीड़ा में पराजय · पथिकों का दल । कारवाँ — Śabdasāgara
हारि · adj
हरण करनेवाला । ले जाने या बलात् ले लेनेवाला · आकर्षक । मनोहर । मन हरनेवाला — Śabdasāgara
हारि · hāri · s.f.
Defeat, discomfiture; losing a game (in gambling) — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 1215
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a caravan
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (7)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "hāri" is the vocative of "hārī" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
hāri m. = 1. hāra (see aṅga-h˚)
a caravan, L.
losing a game (in gambling), L.
hāri mfn. captivating, charming, beautiful, W.
hāri a. Attracting, captivating, pleasing, charming. — riḥ f. 1 Defeat. 2 Losing a game. 3 A body of travellers, caravan. Comp. — kaṃṭhaḥ a cuckoo.
hārī (ī), f. a pearl, L.
a girl of bad reputation (unfit for marriage), L.
Alternative readings
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