Alternative spellings of this word include Vimurchhita.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Vimūrchitā (विमूर्छिता) refers to “(falling) unconscious”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.44 (“Menā regains consciousness”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “[...] After saying this Menā fell unconscious (vimūrchitā) on the ground. Agitated by grief and anger she did not go near her husband. There was a great hue and cry at that time, O great sage. The gods came near her. O celestial sage, I too came myself. On seeing me, O excellent sage, you spoke to her. [...]”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Vimūrchita (विमूर्छित).—adj.-ppp. (= Prakrit vimucchia, [Paia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo]), stupefied, in a faint: °taṃ māṃ Divyāvadāna 454.30.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vimūrchita (विमूर्छित).—[adjective] thickened, coagulated; full of, resonant with (—°).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Vimūrchita (विमूर्छित):—[=vi-mūrchita] mfn. (√murch) thickened, coagulated, become solid, [Yājñavalkya; Vāgbhaṭālaṃkāra]

2) [v.s. ...] (ifc.) full of, mixed with, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Caraka]

3) [v.s. ...] resounding with, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

4) [v.s. ...] n. ‘becoming stiff’, fainting, a swoon, [Divyāvadāna]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Partial matches: Murchita, Vi.

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