Note: the Hindi and Sanskrit paths disagree here — the Sanskrit dictionary reading is negative (“injury”) 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 (“injury”) while the Hindi reading is not. Both are shown below; read them together before choosing.
हेठ · adj
नीचा । जो नीचे हो · घटकर । कम — Śabdasāgara
हेठ · adv
नीचे — Śabdasāgara
हेठ · heṭha · s.m.
Hindering, preventing; hindrance, obstruction, opposition — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 1244
हेठ · heṭh · adv.
Below, down, under, beneath, underneath; at the bottom (of, -ke) — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 1244
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
vexation, obstruction, hurt, injury
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Dictionary citations
heṭha m. vexation, obstruction, hurt, injury, L.
heṭha r. 1st cl. (heṭhate) (ṛ) heṭhṛ (heṭhati) 1 To resist, to oppose, to contend with, to vex or harass. 2 To be wicked.
heṭha m. (-ṭhaḥ) 1 Obstruction, opposition, hindering, preventing. 2 Injury, hurting. E. heṭha to annoy or oppose, aff. ac.
Alternative readings
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