मूढ p. p. [मुह-क्त]
1 Stupefied, infatuated; Pt. 2. 4.
2 Perplexed, bewildered; confounded, at a loss; किंकर्तव्यतामूढः ‘being at a loss what to do’; so ह्रीमूढ Me. 68.
3 Foolish, silly, dull, stupid, ignorant; अल्पस्य हेतेर्बहु हातुमिच्छन्विचारमूढः प्रतिभासि मे त्वं R 2. 47.
4 Mistaken, erring, deceived, gone astray.
5 Abortive.
6 Confounding.
−ढः A fool, blockhead, dolt, an ignorant person; मूढः परपत्ययनेयबुद्धिः M. 1. 2.
−ढाः (m. pl.) An epithet of the elements in the Sāṃkhya philosophy.
−Comp.
−आत्मन् a. 1. stupefied in mind. −2. foolish, stupid, silly.
−गर्भः 1. a dead fœtus. −2. difficult delivery.
−ग्राह. 1. a wrong notion, misconception, misapprehension. −2. infatuation. −चेतन, चेतस् a. foolish, silly, ignorant; अ- वगच्छति मूढचेतनः प्रियनाशं हृदि शल्य मर्पितं R. 8. 88. −धी, −बुद्धि, मति a. foolish, stupid, silly, simple; Ki 1. 30 −प्रभुः −श्रेष्ठः the greatest block-head.
−सत्त्व a. infatuated, insane.