हूर्छति

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• হূৰ্ছতি (Assamese script)
• ᬳᬹᬃᬙᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
• হূর্ছতি (Bengali script)
• 𑰮𑰳𑰨𑰿𑰔𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀳𑀽𑀭𑁆𑀙𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• ဟူရ်္ဆတိ (Burmese script)
• હૂર્છતિ (Gujarati script)
• ਹੂਰ੍ਛਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌹𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌛𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦲꦹꦂꦖꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂯𑂴𑂩𑂹𑂓𑂞𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಹೂರ್ಛತಿ (Kannada script)
• ហូឆ៌តិ (Khmer script)
• ຫູຣ຺ຉຕິ (Lao script)
• ഹൂര്ഛതി (Malayalam script)
• ᡥᡠᡠᡵᡮᠠᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘮𑘴𑘨𑘿𑘔𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠾᠤᠤᠷᠼᠠᢐᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧎𑧕𑧈𑧠𑦴𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐴𑐹𑐬𑑂𑐕𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
• ହୂର୍ଛତି (Odia script)
• ꢲꢹꢬ꣄ꢘꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆲𑆷𑆫𑇀𑆗𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖮𑖳𑖨𑖿𑖔𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
• හූර්‍ඡති (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪂𑩒𑩛𑩼 𑪙𑩢𑩫𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚩𑚱𑚤𑚶𑚐𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
• ஹூர்ச²தி (Tamil script)
• హూర్ఛతి (Telugu script)
• หูรฺฉติ (Thai script)
• ཧཱུ་རྪ་ཏི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒯𑒴𑒩𑓂𑒕𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨱𑨃𑨊𑨫𑩇𑨤𑨙𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɦúːɾ.t͡ɕʰɐ.ti/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɦuːɾ.t͡ɕʰɐ.t̪i/

Verb

हूर्छति • (hūrchati) third-singular indicative (class 1, type P, present, root हुर्छ्)

1. to go crookedly, stagger
2. to creep stealthily
3. to totter, fall; to fall off from (ablative case)

Conjugation

Present: हूर्छति (hūrchati)
	Active			Mediopassive
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative
Third	हूर्छति hūrchati	हूर्छतः hūrchataḥ	हूर्छन्ति hūrchanti	- -	- -	- -
Second	हूर्छसि hūrchasi	हूर्छथः hūrchathaḥ	हूर्छथ hūrchatha	- -	- -	- -
First	हूर्छामि hūrchāmi	हूर्छावः hūrchāvaḥ	हूर्छामः / हूर्छामसि¹ hūrchāmaḥ / hūrchāmasi¹	- -	- -	- -
Imperative
Third	हूर्छतु hūrchatu	हूर्छताम् hūrchatām	हूर्छन्तु hūrchantu	- -	- -	- -
Second	हूर्छ hūrcha	हूर्छतम् hūrchatam	हूर्छत hūrchata	- -	- -	- -
First	हूर्छानि hūrchāni	हूर्छाव hūrchāva	हूर्छाम hūrchāma	- -	- -	- -
Optative/Potential
Third	हूर्छेत् hūrchet	हूर्छेताम् hūrchetām	हूर्छेयुः hūrcheyuḥ	- -	- -	- -
Second	हूर्छेः hūrcheḥ	हूर्छेतम् hūrchetam	हूर्छेत hūrcheta	- -	- -	- -
First	हूर्छेयम् hūrcheyam	हूर्छेव hūrcheva	हूर्छेम hūrchema	- -	- -	- -
Subjunctive
Third	हूर्छात् / हूर्छाति hūrchāt / hūrchāti	हूर्छातः hūrchātaḥ	हूर्छान् hūrchān	- -	- -	- -
Second	हूर्छाः / हूर्छासि hūrchāḥ / hūrchāsi	हूर्छाथः hūrchāthaḥ	हूर्छाथ hūrchātha	- -	- -	- -
First	हूर्छानि hūrchāni	हूर्छाव hūrchāva	हूर्छाम hūrchāma	- -	- -	- -
Participles
	हूर्छत् hūrchat			- -
Notes	The subjunctive is only used in Vedic Sanskrit. ¹Vedic

Imperfect: अहूर्छत् (ahūrchat)
	Active			Mediopassive
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative
Third	अहूर्छत् ahūrchat	अहूर्छताम् ahūrchatām	अहूर्छन् ahūrchan	- -	- -	- -
Second	अहूर्छः ahūrchaḥ	अहूर्छतम् ahūrchatam	अहूर्छत ahūrchata	- -	- -	- -
First	अहूर्छम् ahūrcham	अहूर्छाव ahūrchāva	अहूर्छाम ahūrchāma	- -	- -	- -

Synonyms

• Synonyms: कुटति (kuṭati), ग्रन्थते (granthate), क्मरति (kmarati), वङ्‍कते (vaṅ‍kate), नसते (nasate), तुणति (tuṇati), क्रुञ्चति (kruñcati), ह्वरति (hvarati), कुञ्चति (kuñcati), भुजति (bhujati), ध्वरति (dhvarati), न्युब्जति (nyubjati)

Descendants

• Hindustani:
  • Hindi: हूचना
  • Urdu: ہُوچْنا

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “hūrchati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press