[murcch bhāve aṅ] 1 Faint- ing, swooning; R. 7. 44.

2 Spiri- tual 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, in- crease Comp. ākṣepaḥ (in Rhet.) expressing strong dissent by a swoon. pagīta a. unconscious, fainted away.