As a deity name
Name 90 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
As a Hindi name
हरा · masculine
green (colour)
हरा
green (colour); raw; unripe
a Hindi word, a tadbhava: evolved from the Sanskrit through Prakrit हरित — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰárHiš Proto-Indo-Iranian *-itas Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰárHitas Sanskrit हरित (harita) Hindi हरा Inherited from Prakrit 𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀬 (hariya, “green; fresh”), from Sanskrit हरित (harita, “yellow, g…” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
harita mf(ā or hariṇī)n. yellowish, pale yellow, fallow, pale red, pale (also, ‘pale with fright’), greenish, green (also; ‘verdant’ as opp. to śuṣka ‘dry’), RV. &c. &c.
harita m. yellowish (the colour), L.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a king of the monkeys
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "harīśāya" is the dative of "harīśa" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "harīśa" is derived from "harī" with the śas suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
harī (ī), f. N. of the mythical mother of the monkeys, MBh.; R.
harīśa m. a king of the monkeys, R.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
harīśa m. a king of the monkeys, R.
harī (ī), f. N. of the mythical mother of the monkeys, MBh.; R.
Alternative readings
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