मुर्छ् 1 P. (मूर्छति, मूर्छित or मूर्तं; the word is written as मूर्छ् or मूर्च्छ्)
1 To settle into a solid form, coagulate, congeal.
2 To faint, swoon, faint away; lose consciousness, become senseless; पतत्युद्याति मूर्च्छत्य- पि Gīt. 4; क्रीडानिर्जितविश्वमूर्च्छितज- नाघातेन किं पौरुषं Gīt. 3; Bk. 15. 55.
3 To grow, increase, become strong or powerful; मुमूर्च्छ सहजं तेजो हवि- षेव हविर्भुजः R. 10. 79; मुमूर्च्छ सख्यं रामस्य 12. 57; मूर्च्छंत्यमी विकाराः प्रा- येणैश्वर्यमत्तेषु Ś. 5. 18; Ki. 16. 8, 59.
4 To gather strength, thicken, become dense, prevail; तमसां निशि मूर्च्छतां V. 3. 7.
5 To take effect on; छाया न मूर्च्छति मलोपहतप्रसादे शुदे तु दर्पणतले सुलभावकाशा Ś. 7. 32; हर्म्येषु मूर्छंति न चंद्रपादाः R. 16. 18 ‘are not reflected’ &c. (b) To prevail against, have power against; न पादपोन्मूलन- शक्ति रंहः शिलोच्चये मूर्छति मारुतस्य R. 2. 34.
6 To fill, pervade, penetrate, spread over; Ku. 6. 59; R. 6. 9.
7 To be a match for.
8 To be frequent.
10 To cause to sound loudly. −Caus. (मूर्छयति-ते)
1 To stupefy, cause to faint; म्लेच्छान्मूर्छ- यते Gīt. 1.
2 To strengthen, increase.
3 To excite, stir up.
4 To cause to sound loudly, play on (as a musical instrument).