मूर्खता मूर्च्छा

मूर्च्छन

मूर्च्छन a. (नी f.)
1 Stupefying, producing insensibility or stupor (an epithet applied to one of the five arrows of Cupid).
2 Increasing, augmenting, strengthening. −नं, −ना [मुर्च्छ् युच्]
1 Fainting, swooning.
2 Prevalence, growth, increase (usually n. in this sense).
3 A process in metallic preparation, calcining quicksilver with sulphur; cf. मूर्च्छा (3) also.
4 (In music) The rising of sounds, an intonation, a duly regulated rise and fall of sounds conducting the air and the harmony through the keys in a pleasing manner, changing the key or passing from the key to another; modulation, melody; स्फुटीभवद्ग्राम- विशेषमूर्च्छनां Śi. 1. 10; भूयो भूयः स्व- यमपि कृतां मूर्च्छनां विस्मरंती Me. 86; वर्णानामपि मूर्च्छनांतरगतं तारं विरामे मृ- दु Mk. 3. 5; सप्त स्वरास्त्रयो ग्रामा मूर्च्छ- नाश्चैकबिंशतिः Pt. 5. 54; (a मूर्च्छ or मूर्च्छना is thus defined:
−क्रमात्स्वराणां सप्तानामारोहश्चावरोहणम । सा मूर्च्छेत्युच्यते ग्रा- मस्था एताः सप्त सप्त च ॥ see Malli. on Śi. 1. 10 for further information).

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