Muci: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Muci means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Muchi.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Muci in India is the name of a plant defined with Alternanthera sessilis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Achyranthes linearifolia Sw. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Nomenclator Botanicus (1840)
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1824)
· Species Plantarum (1762)
· Catalogus plantarum horti botanici monspeliensis (1813)
· Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae (1810)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1783)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Muci, for example side effects, health benefits, extract dosage, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryMuci (मुचि).—name of an ancient king: Mahāvyutpatti 3562. Seems to correspond to Pali Mucala, Malalasekara (Dictionary of Pali Proper Names).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMuci (मुचि):—m. Name of a Cakra-vartin, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconMuci (முசி) [mucital] 4 intransitive verb
1. To be torn; அறுதல். மகுடந் தேய்ப்ப முசிந்து . . . தழும்பேறி [aruthal. magudan theyppa musinthu . . . thazhumberi] (பதினொராந்திருமுறை காரை. அற்பு. [pathinorandirumurai karai. arpu.] 76).
2. To be crumpled, as a garment; கசங்குதல். முசிந்த புடைவையை யுடைய [kasanguthal. musintha pudaivaiyai yudaiya] (கலித்தொகை [kalithogai] 96, உரை [urai]).
3. To be tired; களைத் தல். [kalaith thal.] Local usage
4. To feel discouraged; ஊக்கங் குன்று தல். முசியாத அத்விதீய காரணமா யென்னுதல் [ukkang kunru thal. musiyatha athvithiya karanama yennuthal] (ஈடு-முப்பத்தாறுயிரப்படி [idu-muppatharuyirappadi] 2, 8, 5).
5. See முசி²- [musi²-], 1,
3. (W.)
6. See முசி²- [musi²-],
4. மூங்கில்போல் அன்னை சுற்றம் முசியாமல் வாழ்ந்திடுவீர். [mungilpol annai surram musiyamal vazhnthiduvir.]
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Muci (முசி) [mucittal] 11 intransitive verb
1. To faint, become tired; களைத்தல். [kalaithal.] (W.)
2. To be distressed; கிலேசித்தல். [kilesithal.] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் பெரியதி. [nalayira thivyappirapandam periyathi.] 1, 9, 4, அரும். [arum.])
3. To grow thin; மெலிதல். என்னை வரவிட்ட பாவி முசித்துச் சதை கழியாமல் [melithal. ennai varavitta pavi musithus sathai kazhiyamal] (தனிப்பாடற்றிரட்டு [thanippadarrirattu] i, 236, 3).
4. To perish; அழிதல். முசித்திடாமல் வாழ்ந்திருத்தி [azhithal. musithidamal vazhnthiruthi] (பிரபோதசந்திரோதயம் [pirapothasandirothayam] 3, 66).
5. See முசி¹- [musi¹-],
2. திருவரையிலே முசிக்கையாலும் [thiruvaraiyile musikkaiyalum] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் திருப்பல்லாண்டு [nalayira thivyappirapandam thiruppallandu] 9, வ்யா. [vya.]). — transitive To wrench, twist; திருகுதல். அன்னவன் முடித்தலை முசித்து [thiruguthal. annavan mudithalai musithu] (கம்பராமாயணம் பொழிலிறு. [kambaramayanam pozhiliru.] 7).
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Mucidi, Mucila, Mucilappu, Mucilinda, Mucilindabala, Mucilindaparvata, Mucimoro, Mucipa, Mucipparri, Mucipparu, Mucippu, Mucira, Muciram, Muciri, Muciru, Mucitu.
Ends with: Amuci, Dhummuci, Namuci, Pramuci, Sammuci, Saumuci.
Full-text (+1): Musi, Muchi mullumurukku, Muchi, Pramuci, Mucciyan, Mahamucilinda, Mocci, Kinari, Natantam, Nadabrahma, Namuci, Gavashana, Muncam, Mucippu, Mucci, Musu, Muc, Pin, Mucu, Musikanagara.
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Search found 9 books and stories containing Muci, Musi, Muchi; (plurals include: Mucis, Musis, Muchis). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 68 - The Slaying of Muci < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
Chapter 65 - The Slaying of Kālakeya < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
Folklore of the Santal Parganas
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.1.82 < [Part 1 - Ecstatic Excitants (vibhāva)]
The history of Andhra country (1000 AD - 1500 AD) (by Yashoda Devi)
Part 56 - Balla II (A.D. 1154) < [Chapter XI - The Chalukyas]
Bharata Ratna Mokshagundam Visveswaraya < [April – June, 1998]
“Triveni”: Retrospect and Prospect < [January – March, 1993]
Bengali Improvisators < [Jan - Feb 1939]
Pallava period (Social and Cultural History) (by S. Krishnamurthy)
Topography, Geography and Geology of the Region (Tondaimandalam) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]