cl. 1. P. Ā. hárṣati, °te (fr. P. only p. hárṣat), to be excited or impatient, rejoice in the prospect of, be anxious or impatient for (dat.), [RV.]; to speak or affirm falsely, lie, [Dhātup. xvii, 59]; cl. 4. P. ([Dhātup. xxvi, 119]) hṛṣyati (ep. and mc. also °te; pf. jaharṣa, jahṛṣuḥ; jahṛṣe, °ṣire, [MBh.] &c.; aor. ahṛṣat, [ib.]; fut. harṣitā, harṣiṣyati Gr.; inf. harṣitum, [ib.]; ind.p. -hṛṣya, [MBh.] &c.), to thrill with rapture, rejoice, exult, be glad or pleased, [PārGṛ.]; [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.; to become sexually excited, [Suśr.]; to become erect or stiff or rigid, bristle (said of the hairs of the body &c.), become on edge (like the teeth), [MBh.]; [BhP.] : Pass. hṛṣyate (aor. aharṣi) Gr.: Caus. harṣáyati, °te (aor. ajīhṛṣat, or ajaharṣat), to excite, make impatient or eager for (victory &c.), [RV.] &c. &c.; to rejoice, be glad, [Mn.]; [MBh.]; to cause to bristle, [Cat.] : Desid. jiharṣiṣati Gr.: Intens. jarīhṛṣyate, jarharṣṭi &c. (Ved. forms jarhṛṣanta, járhṛṣāṇa and jāhṛṣāṇá), to be impatient or excited, [RV.]; [VS.]; [ĀśvŚr.]; to excite violently, [RV.]
[cf. Lat. horreo for horseo.]