Harshit

Harshit meaning

Harshit (हर्षित) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.

Gladdened, delighted, pleased, happy; (as a noun) joy

Also used to mean: joyful, full of happiness

Harshit (हर्षित) is the Sanskrit word harṣita, formed from the verb hṛṣ, whose oldest sense is the thrill that makes the hair stand on end with rapture. Monier-Williams gives harṣita as gladdened, delighted, charmed, pleased or happy, citing the Rāmāyaṇa and the Harivaṃśa, and as a noun it simply means joy. The name lists' gloss, "joyful" or "full of happiness", matches the dictionary closely. The same word is still ordinary Hindi for "overjoyed", so the name is understood at once across North India. South Indian families often spell it Harshith.

Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 1292 · entry harṣita · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Monier-Williams, harṣita, p. 1292 · Monier-Williams, harṣa, p. 1292

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First sound ह

Punarvasu nakshatra, pada 3 · Mithun rashi

This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is हा, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.

Spellings

Harshit · Harshith

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