हठhaṭha1 Violence, force.
- 1 Violence, force.
- Oppression, rapine.
- Obstinacy.
- Absolute necessity.
- Going in the rear of an enemy.
- Pistia Stratiotes (आकाशमूली).
- An unexpected gain; अकस्मादिह यः कश्चिदर्थं प्राप्नोति पूरुषः । तं हठेनेति मन्यन्ते स हि यत्नो न कस्यचित् ॥ Mb.3.32.16 (com. अचिन्तितस्यातर्कितस्य च लाभो हठः). (हठेन and हठात् are used adverbially in the sense of 'forcibly', 'violently', 'suddenly', 'against one's will'; अम्बालिका च चण्डवर्मणा हठात् परिणेतुमात्मभवनमनीयत् Dk.; वानरान् वारयामास हठेन मधुरेण च Rām.
Derived forms and compounds
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-आदेशिन् Adjective prescribing forcible measures against.
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-आयात Adjective absolutely necessary, indispensable.
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-पर्णी moss.
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-बुद्धिः the belief in the unexpected gain (without doing any effort); तथैव हठदुर्बुद्धिः शक्तः कर्मण्यकर्मकृत् Mb.3.32.15.
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-योगः a particular mode of Yoga or practising abstract meditation, (so called, as distinguished from राजयोग q.v., because it is very difficult to practise; it may be performed in various ways, such as by standing on one leg, holding up the arms, inhaling smoke with the head inverted etc.).
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-वादिन् Masculine one using force obstinately; दुर्ग्राह्यविद्विषद्दुर्गग्राहिणा हठवादिना Śiva B.31.59.
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-वादिकः a चार्वाक type person; see हठबुद्धिः (प्राग्जन्माभावात् अकृतमेवोप- स्थास्यतीति वदन्); Mb.3.32.13.
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-विद्या the science of forced meditation.
