mūrcchā मूर्च्छा – Fainting, swooning

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mūrcchā [murcch -bhāve aṅ] 1 Fainting, swooning; R. 7. 44. 2 Spiritual ignorance or delusion. 3 A process in calcining metals; mūrcchāṃ gato mṛto vā nidarśanaṃ pārado'tra rasaḥ Bv. 1. 82. 4 The rising of sounds &c.; see mūrcchana (4) above. 5 Growth, increase Comp. ākṣepaḥ (in Rhet.) expressing strong dissent by a swoon. — pagīta a. unconscious, fainted away.