f. [murcch-ktin] 1 Anything which has definite shape and limits, material element, matter, sub- stance.

2 A form, visible shape, body, figure; Mu. 2. 2; R. 3. 27; 14. 54.

4 An embodiment, incarna- tion, personification, manifestation; karuṇasya mūrtiḥ U. 3. 4; Pt. 2. 159.

4 An image, idol, a statue.

5 Beauty.

6 Solidity, hardness. Comp. dhara, saṃcara a. embodied, incarnate; dharmo bā mūrtisaṃcaraḥ...