ind. A particle implying 1 Joy, surprise, flurry (oh!); haṃta bho labdhaṃ mayā svāsthyaṃ Ś. 4; haṃta pravṛttaṃ saṃgītakaṃ M. 1.

2 Compassion, pity; putraka haṃta te dhānākāḥ G. M.

3 Grief (oh!, alas!); haṃta dhiṅ māmadhanyaṃ U. 1. 43; smarāmi haṃta smarāmi U. 1; kācamū- lyena vikrīto haṃta ciṃtāmaṇirmayā Śānti. 1. 12, Me. 104.

4 Good luck or benediction.

5 It is often used as an inceptive particle; haṃta te...