The Sanskrit term Śokamūrcchita can be transliterated into English as Sokamurcchita or Shokamurcchita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Shokamurchchhita.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Śokamūrcchitā (शोकमूर्च्छिता) 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 (śokamūrcchitā). 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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śokamūrcchita (शोकमूर्च्छित).—mfn.

(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) Involved in distress, swooning with grief. E. śoka, and mūrcchita fained.

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

Śokamūrcchita (शोकमूर्च्छित):—[śoka-mūrcchita] (taḥ-tā-taṃ) a. Swooning or overpowered with grief.

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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.

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Partial matches: Shoka, Murcchita, Coka.

Full-text: Murcchita.

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