Murccha, Mūrcchā: 14 definitions
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Murccha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 Murchchha.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Mūrcchā (मूर्च्छा) refers to “unconciousness”, a side-effect of the incorrect use of certain metals. It is used throughout Rasaśāstra literature, such as the Rasaprakāśasudhākara.
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Mūrcchā (मूर्च्छा) or Mūrcchādhikāra refers to one of the topics discussed in the Rasakaumudī, a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 1 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (first series)” by Rajendralal Mitra (1822–1891), who was one of the first English-writing historians dealing with Indian culture and heritage.—The Rasakaumudī by Mādhavakara represents a treatise on practice of medicine and therapeutics. It is a leading work on Hindu medicine, very largely studied in Bengal containing causes and symptoms of diseases. It contains 3,092 ślokas.—The catalogue includes the term—Mūrcchā-adhikāra in its ‘subject-matter list’ or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads: mūrcchādhikāre,—vividhayogāḥ .
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Mūrcchā (मूर्च्छा):—Partial loss of consciousness; Fainting; Unconciousness
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.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Mūrcchā (मूर्च्छा) refers to:—Ecstatic swoon. (cf. Glossary page from Śrī Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta).
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Mūrcchā (मूर्च्छा) refers to “becoming unconscious”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.30 (“The Celebration of Pārvatī’s Return”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “[...] O sage, on hearing the sweet songs, and seeing the delightful dance, the people entered into raptures of ecstacy. Pārvatī became unconscious (mūrcchā). She saw Śiva’s handsome form, bearing trident and other symbols before her vision. He had smeared the ashes all over His body. He was wearing a garland of bones. His face was beaming with his shining three eyes. He had the sacred thread of a serpent. Exquisitely white in complexion, the handsome lord Śiva, the friend of the distressed, the ocean of mercy was repeating the words ‘Choose the boon (or the bridegroom)’. On seeing Him thus in her mind she bowed to Him. Mentally she had chosen the boon when she had said, ‘Be my husband’.”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
mūrcchā (मूर्च्छा).—f (S) Fainting, swooning, syncope.
mūrcchā (मूर्च्छा).—f Fainting. swooning.
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
Mūrcchā (मूर्च्छा).—[murcch-bhāve aṅ]
1) Fainting, swooning; प्रहारमूर्च्छापगमे (prahāramūrcchāpagame) R.7.44.
2) Spiritual ignorance or delusion.
3) A process in calcining metals; मूर्च्छां गतो मृतो वा निदर्शनं पारदोऽत्र रसः (mūrcchāṃ gato mṛto vā nidarśanaṃ pārado'tra rasaḥ) Bv.1.82.
4) The rising of sounds &c; see मूर्च्छन (mūrcchana) (4) above.
5) Growth, increase.
Mūrcchā (मूर्च्छा).—f.
(-rcchā) 1. Fainting, loss of consciousness or sense. 2. Delusion. 3. A particular process in calcining metals. E. mūrcchā to be faint, affs. aṅ and ṭāp.
1) Murccha (मुर्च्छ):—(ā) mūrcchati 1. a. To be faint; to increase.
2) Mūrcchā (मूर्च्छा):—(rcchā) 1. f. Idem.
Mūrcchā (मूर्च्छा) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Mucchā.
Mūrcchā (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 不念 [bù niàn]: “non-remembrance”.
2) 悶 [mèn]: “discomfort”.
3) 悶絕 [mèn jué]: “fainting”.
4) 昏 [hūn]: “darkness”.
5) 迷 [mí]: “delusion”; “perplexity”.
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
Mūrcchā (मूर्च्छा):—(nf) fainting, swoon, fit state of unconsciousness, syncope; —[ṭūṭanā] to recover from unconsciousness, to come back to senses.
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Nepali dictionary
Mūrcchā (मूर्च्छा):—n. coma; faint; unconsciousness; swoon;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+0): Murcchadhikara, Murcchadhikara, Murcchadi, Murcchagata, Murcchakshepa, Murcchala, Murcchaniya, Murcchapagama, Murcchaparipluta, Murcchaparita, Murccharoga, Murccharogacikitsa, Murcchat, Murcchavastha, Murcchavat, Murcchaya, Murcchayamana, Murchana.
Full-text (+9): Murccharoga, Sampurnamurccha, Murcchaparipluta, Murcchaparita, Murcchapagama, Murcchakshepa, Murchana, Premamurccha, Murcchadi, Muracha, Murtsa, Murcchavat, Murchha, Murcchala, Murchhana, Hun, Ashtakumbha, Muccha, Murcchadhikara, Mucchita.
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