Arta &c. See 2. Ar ( A-√ f ).
Arta a. [ A-f-kta ] 1 Afflicted with, struck by, suffering from, pained by; usually in comp. , kAmArta, kzuDArta tfzArta &c. 2 Sick, diseased; Artasya yaTOzaDaM R. 1. 28 ; Ms. 4. 236. 3 Distressed, afflicted, struck by calamity, oppressed, unhappy; ArtatrARAya vaH SastraM na grahartumanAgasi Ś. 1. 11 , R. 2. 28 , 8. 31 , 12. 10 , 32. 4 Perishable ( vinASin ). Comp. — nAdaH, -DvaniH, svaraH a cry of distress, — baDuH, -sADuH a friend of the distressed.