Alternative spellings of this word include Murchchhita.

In Hinduism

Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstra

Mūrcchita (मूर्च्छित) refers to “fainting”. According to Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 8, when fainting, the gesture (āṅgika) made with the eyelids (puṭa) should be pihita (resting).

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Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Mūrcchita (मूर्च्छित):—1. one of the process of mercury in which natural impurities present in the mercury are to be removed. 2. property of mercury in curing diseases

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Mūrcchitā (मूर्च्छिता) refers to “lying (in one’s grief)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.33 (“The appeasement of Himavat”).—Accordingly, after Himavat (Himācala) spoke to the Seven Sages: “O sage, after saying these words, the king of mountains deluded by Śiva’s magic became silent and sat amidst the sages. The seven celestial sages praised the magic of Śiva and sent Arundhatī to Menakā. Then at the bidding of her husband Arundhatī, the bestower of knowledge, went quickly to the place where Menā and Pārvatī were sitting. After going in she saw Menā lying in her grief (śoka-mūrcchitā). The chaste lady spoke to her these carefully selected sweet and wholesome words:—‘[...]’”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)

Source: Wisdom Library: Mantrashastra

Mūrcchita (मूर्च्छित) refers to one of the various mantradoṣa (“defects of mantras”), according to Tantric digests such as the Bṛhattantrasāra (part 4 page 814), Nāradapurāṇa (Nārada-mahā-purāṇa) (verses 64.14-58), Śaradātilaka (verses 2.71-108), Padārthādarśa and Śrīvidyārṇava-tantra.—Mūrcchita is defined as “if there is phaṭ in the middle of the mantra”. [unverified translation!] The Mantra defect elimination methods consist in performing purification rites (saṃskāra).—See Kulārṇava-tantra verse 15.71-2 and Śaradātilaka verse 2.114-22.

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Mantrashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, mantraśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science of mantras—chants, incantations, spells, magical hymns, etc. Mantra Sastra literature includes many ancient books dealing with the methods reciting mantras, identifying and purifying its defects and the science behind uttering or chanting syllables.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture

Mūrcchita (मूर्च्छित) or Sammūrcchita refers to “being unconscious”, according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, “Merely upon the Garuḍa’s uttering this Vajra Beak dhāraṇī, eighty times ten million million hundred thousand great Nāga kings fell with their faces downwards, with perspiring bodies, blazing bodies, being unconscious (sam-mūrcchita), rolling on the ground [and said,] ‘greatly ferocious great dhāraṇī-mantrapadas had been uttered’ ...[”.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

Mūrcchita (मूर्च्छित) refers to “(being) stupefied” (by the action of the poison of lust), according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “The three worlds, which are made foolish by the action of the poison of lust [com.—kandarpaviṣa-vyāpāra-mūrcchita—‘stupefied by the action of the poison of lust’], are fast asleep in this gaping mouth of Yama’s serpent which is marked by fangs of destruction. While this one whose disposition is pitiless is devouring everyone, certainly there is no way out from this for you, noble fellow, by any means [even] with some difficulty without knowledge of what is beyond the senses. [Thus ends the reflection on] helplessness”.

Synonyms: Mugdhīkṛta.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

mūrcchita (मूर्च्छित).—a Fainted, swooned.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Mūrcchita (मूर्च्छित).—p. p. [mūrcchā jātā asya tāra° itac, mūrcch-kta-vā]

1) Fainted, swooning, insensible; मुग्धा कान्तस्य यात्रोक्ति- श्रवणादेव मूर्च्छिता (mugdhā kāntasya yātrokti- śravaṇādeva mūrcchitā) Kāv.2.153.

2) Foolish, stupid, silly.

3) Increased, augmented; जयारवक्ष्वेडितनादमूर्च्छितः (jayāravakṣveḍitanādamūrcchitaḥ) Kirātārjunīya 14. 29.

4) Made violent, intensified.

5) Perplexed, bewildered.

6) Filled; वारुणीमदगन्धश्च माल्यगन्धश्च मूर्च्छितः (vāruṇīmadagandhaśca mālyagandhaśca mūrcchitaḥ) Rām. 2.114.2;6.56.2.

7) Calcined.

8) Rising upwards, lofty.

9) Reflected; Śataślokī 53.

-tam A kind of song or air.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mūrcchita (मूर्च्छित):—[(taḥ-tā-ta) a.] Fainting, fainted; stupid; tall; grown.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Mūrcchita (मूर्च्छित):—(a) fainted, swooned; unconscious; —[avasthā] swoon, state of unconsciousness.

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See also (Relevant definitions)

Ends with: Abhimurcchita, Apramurcchita, Ardhamurcchita, Krodhamurcchita, Mohamurcchita, Pramurcchita, Sammurcchita, Shokamurcchita, Vimurcchita.

Full-text: Krodhamurcchita, Shokamurcchita, Vimurcchita, Murcchagata, Pihita, Vishavyapara, Mugdhikrita, Visha, Mantradosha, Gandhaka, Murch.

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