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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

  • मुच् cl. 1. Ā. मोचते, to cheat, Dhātup. vi, 12 (= √ मच् q.v.)
  • मुच् cl. 6. Ā. P. (Dhātup. xxviii, 136) मुञ्च/ति, °ते (RV. also, मुच/न्ति, मुचस्व; p. मुञ्चान, MBh.; pf., मुमो/च, मुमुचे/, Ved., also, मुमो/चत्, मु/मोचति, मुमुचस्, मुमोक्तु, अमुमुक्तम्; aor. अ/मोक्, AV.; Impv. मोग्धि/, TĀr.; अमौक्, Br.; अ/मुचत्, AV.; अमुक्षि, मुक्षत, RV.; AV.; Prec. मुचीष्ट, RV.; मुक्षीय, ib.; fut., मोक्ता, Kālid.; मोक्ष्यति, °ते, Br. &c.; inf. मोक्तुम्, Br. &c.; ind.p. मुक्त्वा/, ib., -मु/च्य, RV., मो/कम्, Br.),
    to loose, let loose, free, let go, slacken, release, liberate (‘from’, abl. or -तस्; Ā. and Pass. with abl. or instr., rarely with gen. ‘to free one's self, get rid of, escape from’), RV. &c., &c. (with कण्ठम्, to relax the throat i.e. raise a cry; with रश्मीन्, to slacken the reins; with प्राणान्, to deprive of life, kill);
    to spare, let live, R.;
    to set free, allow to depart, dismiss, despatch (‘to’, loc. or dat.), MBh.; Kāv. &c.;
    to relinquish, abandon, leave, quit, give up, set aside, depose, ib. (with कलेवरम्, देहम्, प्राणान् or जीवितम्, to quit the body or give up the ghost i.e. to die);
    to yield, grant, bestow, Rājat.; Campak.;
    to send forth, shed, emit, utter, discharge, throw, cast, hurl, shoot (‘at or upon’ loc. dat., or acc. with or without प्रति; with abl. and आत्मानम्, to throw one's self down from), Yājñ.; MBh.; R. &c.;
    (Ā.) to put on Bhaṭṭ. (Sch.) :
    Pass. मुच्य/ते (or मु/च्यते, ep. also °ति and fut. मोक्ष्यति; aor. अ/मोचि),
    to be loosed, to be set free or released, RV. &c. &c.;
    to deliver one's self from, to get rid of, escape (esp. from sin or the bonds of existence), Mn.; MBh. &c.;
    to abstain from (abl.), Pañcat.;
    to be deprived or destitute of (instr.), MBh. :
    Caus. मोचयति (mc. also °ते; aor. अमूमुचत्),
    to cause to loose or let go or give up or discharge or shed (with two acc.), Megh.; Bhaṭṭ.;
    to unloose, unyoke, unharness (horses), MBh.; R.;
    to set free, liberate, absolve from (abl.), Mn.; MBh. &c.;
    to redeem (a pledge), Yājñ.;
    to open (a road), Prab.;
    to give away, spend, bestow, MārkP.;
    to gladden, delight, yield enjoyment, Dhātup. xxxiii, 66 :
    Desid. of Caus. मुमोचयिषति, to wish to deliver (from the bondage of existence), Śaṃk. (cf., मुमोचयिषु) :
    Desid. मुमुक्षति, °ते, (P.) to wish or be about to set free, Pāṇ. vii, 4, 57 Sch.;
    to be about to give up or relinquish (life), Kathās.;
    to wish or intend to cast or hurl, Ragh.;
    (Ā.) to wish to free one's self, Pāṇ. vii, 4, 57 Sch.;
    to desire final liberation or beatitude, RV.; BhP. (cf. √ मोक्ष्) :
    Intens. मोमुच्यते or मोनोक्ति Gr.
  • मुच् [cf. Gk. μύσσω, μῦκος, μυκτής; Lat. mungo, mucus.]
  • मुच् mfn. freeing or delivering from (See अंहो-म्°)
  • letting go or letting fall, dropping, discharging, shooting, sending (See जल-, पर्ण-, सायक-म्° &c.)
  • मुच् f. deliverance (See अ-मु/च्).

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1890)

  • मुच्
    I. 1 A. (मोचते) To deceive, cheat; see मुंच्
    II. 6 U. (मुंचति-ते, मुमोच-पुमुचे, अमुचत्-अमुक्त, मोक्ष्यति-ते, मोक्तं, मुक्त)
    1 To loose set free, release, let go, let loose, liberate, deliver (from captivity &c.); वनाय… यशोधनो धेनुमृषेर्मुमोच R. 2. 1, 3. 20; Ms. 8. 202; मोक्ष्यते मुरबदीनां वेणीर्विर्यविभूतिभिः Ku. 2. 61; R. 10. 47; मा भवानगानि मुंचतु V. 2 ‘let not thy limbs droop’, ‘do not despond’.
    2 To set free, loosen (as the voice); कंठं मुंचति बर्हिणः समदनः Mk. 5. 14 ‘loosens his throat or voice’ i. e. raises a cry.
    3 To leave, abandon, quit, give up, lay aside, relinquish; रात्रिर्गता मतिमतां वर मुंच शय्यां R. 5. 66; मुच मयि मानमनिदानं Gīt. 10; मुक्तिसुताप्रणयस्मृतिरोधिना मम च मुक्तमिदं तमसा मनः Ś. 6. 7; मौनं मुंर्चात किं च कैरवकुले Bv. 1. 4; आविर्भूते शशिनि तमसा मुच्यमानेव रात्रिः V. 1. 8; Me. 96, 41; R. 3. 11.
    4 To set apart, take away, except, see मुक्त्वा.
    5 To dismiss, send away.
    6 To cast throw, hurl, fling, discharge; मृगेषु शरान् मुमुक्षोः R. 9. 58: Bk. 15. 53.
    7 To emit, drop, pour forth or down, shed, let fall (tears &c.) अपसृतपांडुपत्रा मुंचंत्यश्रूणीव लताः Ś. 4. 11; चिरविरहजं मुंचतो बाष्पमुष्णं Me. 12; स शरवृष्टिमुचा धनुषा R. 9. 12, Bk. 7. 2.
    8 To utter, give forth; Māl. 9. 5; Bk. 7. 57.
    9 To give away, grant, bestow.
    10 To put on (A.).
    11 To void (as excrement).
    12 To sacrifice.
    — Pass. (मुच्यते)
    1 To be loosed or released, be freed or absolved from (with abl. or instr.); मुच्यते सर्वपापेभ्यः &c.
    2 To become loose or relaxed.
    3 To free oneself, escape.
    4 To abandon, deviate or swerve from.
    — Caus. (मोचयति-ते)
    1 To cause to be freed or liberated.
    2 To cause to shed.
    3 To loose, set at liberty, liberate.
    4 To extricate, disentangle.
    5 To unyoke, unharness.
    6 To give away, bestow.
    7 To gladden, delight.
    8 To open (a road).
    9 To redeem from.
    — Desid. (मुमुक्षति)
    1 To wish to free or liberate &c.
    2 (मुमुक्षते, मोक्षते) To long for final emancipation.
  • मुच् a. (An the end of comp.)
    1 Freeing, liberating, delivering from.
    2 Discharging, throwing, sending, emitting.
    3 Giving up, leaving &c.