हूर्छति

Sanskrit

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 हूर्छ्)

to go crookedly, stagger
to creep stealthily
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