ind. An interjection of

1 Sur- prise (ah!); hatīvīdhalasitānāṃ hī vicitro vipākaḥ Śi. 11. 64; or hī citraṃ lakṣmaṇenoce Bk. 14. 39; (often repeated in theatrical language in this sense).

2 Fatigue, despon- dency or sorrow.

3 Reason (cf. hi).

ind. (an exclamation of surprise or astonishment or horror or sorrow or hilarity or satisfaction, usually translatable by) ah! oh! alas l &c 1300,3 263404 ind. (also said to be so used in giving a reason or cause, and translatable by) therefore, so, because, for (cf. 2. hi) &c 1300,3 263404.1 ind. (it is sometimes repeated cf. hīhī) Hariv.; Bhat2t2. 165347 1300,3 263404.2