hṛ́daya n. (ifc. f(A). ) the heart (or region of the heart as the seat of feelings and sensations; hṛdaye-√ kṛ, ‘to take to heart’), soul, mind (as the seat of mental operations; capala-hṛdaya, ‘fickle-minded’), [RV.] &c. &c.
the heart or interior of the body, [RV.]; [AV.]; [TBr.]; [MBh.]
the heart or centre or core or essence or best or dearest or most secret part of anything, [AV.] &c. &c.
true or divine knowledge, [MW.]
the Veda, [ib.]
science, [ib.]
(with prajāpateḥ) N. of a Sāman, [IndSt.]
hṛ́daya m. a partic. Sunday, [BhavP.]
hṛ́daya mfn. going to the heart, [BhāgP.] (fr. hṛd + aya, Sch.)