मुर्च्छित (murchchhit)
adjective
A formal/literary adjective meaning 'fainted' or 'unconscious' -- describes someone who has lost consciousness, typically from shock, illness, or injury.
Sense
1
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unconscious, fainted
adjective Almost always paired with होना (honaa) or पड़ना (padnaa) to describe the state or the act of falling into it, e.g. मुर्च्छित हो जाना (murchchhit ho jaanaa, 'to fall unconscious').
Synonyms: बेहोश (behosh), अचेत (achet, literary)
Frequency: literary
Cultural Note: You will meet this word most often in novels, newspaper reports, or mythological stories -- picture a heroine 'मुर्च्छित हो गई' (murchchhit ho gaii, 'fell unconscious') in an old Hindi serial's dramatic scene. In daily life among friends and family, बेहोश (behosh) is what actually comes out of people's mouths.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for this word in everyday speech, but बेहोश (behosh) is what people actually say in conversation -- मुर्च्छित (murchchhit) belongs to written narration, medical/formal description, or old-fashioned storytelling, so using it in casual talk can sound stilted or bookish.
Sample Sentences:
गर्मी से चक्कर आने पर वह मुर्च्छित हो गई।
Feeling dizzy from the heat, she fell unconscious.
(garmii se chakkar aane par vah murchchhit ho gaii।)
युद्ध में गहरी चोट लगने से वीर योद्धा मुर्च्छित हो गया।
From the deep wound suffered in battle, the brave warrior fell unconscious.
(yuddh men gahrii chot lagne se viir yoddhaa murchchhit ho gayaa।)
समाचार में बताया गया कि दुर्घटना में घायल व्यक्ति मुर्च्छित पाया गया।
The news reported that the person injured in the accident was found unconscious.
(samaachaar men bataayaa gayaa ki durghatnaa men ghaayal vyakti murchchhit paayaa gayaa।)
कथा में राजकुमारी विष के प्रभाव से मुर्च्छित पड़ी रहती है, जब तक कोई उसे जगाए।
In the story, the princess lies unconscious from the effect of the poison, until someone wakes her.
(kathaa men raajkumaarii vish ke prabhaav se murchchhit padii rahtii hai, jab tak koii use jagaae।)
अगर उसे समय पर पानी न मिलता, तो वह अवश्य मुर्च्छित हो जाती।
If she hadn't gotten water in time, she would surely have fallen unconscious.
(agar use samay par paanii n miltaa, to vah avashy murchchhit ho jaatii।)
मुर्च्छित सैनिक को तुरंत चिकित्सा शिविर ले जाया गया।
The unconscious soldier was immediately taken to the medical camp.
(murchchhit sainik ko turant chikitsaa shivir le jaayaa gayaa।)
हे मूर्च्छित वीर, उठो, तुम्हारे बिना यह युद्ध अधूरा है।
O unconscious warrior, rise -- this battle is incomplete without you.
(he moorchchhit viir, utho, tumhaare binaa yah yuddh adhooraa hai।)
डॉक्टरों को डर था कि रोगी कभी भी मुर्च्छित हो सकता है।
The doctors feared that the patient could become unconscious at any moment.
(doktron ko dar thaa ki rogii kabhii bhii murchchhit ho saktaa hai।)
महाभारत में वर्णन है कि अर्जुन का सारथी क्षण भर के लिए मुर्च्छित हो गया था।
It is narrated in the Mahabharata that Arjuna's charioteer became unconscious for a moment.
(mahaabhaarat men varnan hai ki arjun kaa saarthii kshan bhar ke lie murchchhit ho gayaa thaa।)
Morphology
Adjective (variable)
(sg.m):
मुर्च्छित
(murchchhit)
(pl.m):
मुर्च्छिते
(murchchhite)
(sg.f):
मुर्च्छिती
(murchchhitii)
(pl.f):
मुर्च्छिती
(murchchhitii)