Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a. [ā-ṛ-kta] 1 Afflicted with, struck by, suffering from, pained by; usually in comp., kāmārta, kṣudhārta tṛṣārta &c.
2 Sick, diseased; ārtasya yathauṣadhaṃ R. 1. 28; Ms. 4. 236.
3 Distressed, afflicted, struck by cala- mity, oppressed, unhappy; ā- rtatrāṇāya vaḥ śastraṃ na grahartumanāgasi Ś. 1. 11, R. 2. 28, 8. 31, 12. 10, 32.
4 Perishable (vināśin). Comp. nādaḥ, dhvaniḥ, svaraḥ a cry of distress,...