1 The heart, soul, mind; hṛdaye digdhaśarairivāhataḥ Ku. 4. 25; so ayohṛdayaḥ R. 9. 9; pāṣāṇahṛdaya &c.

2 The bosom, chest, breast; bāṇa- bhinnahṛdayā nipetuṣī R. 11. 19.

3 Love, affection.

4 The interior or essence of anything.

5 The secret science; aśvaº, akṣaº &c.

6 True or divine knowledge.

7 The Veda. Comp. ātman m. a heron. ā- vidh a. heart-rending, heart-pierc- ing; Bk. 6. 73. īśaḥ,...