harmyá n. (ifc. f(A). ; said to be fr. √ hṛ, ‘to captivate or charm the mind’; but rather connected with √ 2. ghṛ and gharma, and perhaps originally signifying ‘the domestic fire-hearth’), a large house, palace, mansion, any house or large building or residence of a wealthy person, [RV.] &c. &c.
a stronghold, prison, [RV. v, 32, 5]; [viii, 5, 23]
a fiery pit, place of torment, region of darkness, the nether world, [MW.]
harmyá mfn. living in houses, [ib.]