हर्म्य f. n. (
ifc. f(आ). ; said to be
fr. √
हृ, ‘to captivate or charm the mind’; but rather connected with √
2.घृ and
घर्म, 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.] हर्म्य mfn. mfn. living in houses,
ib.