mUrcCana a. ( nI f. ) 1 Stupefying, producing insensibility or stupor (an epithet applied to one of the five arrows of Cupid). ( pb ) 2 Increasing, augmenting, strengthening. — naM, -nA [ murcC yuc ] 1 Fainting, swooning. 2 Prevalence, growth, increase (usually n. in this sense). 3 A process in metallic preparation, calcining quicksilver with sulphur; cf. mUrcCA (3) also. 4 (In music) The rising of sounds, an intonation, a duly regulated rise and fall of sounds conducting the air and the harmony through the keys in a pleasing manner, changing the key or passing from the key to another; modulation, melody; sPuwIBavadgrAmaviSezamUrcCanAM Śi. 1. 10 ; BUyo BUyaH svayamapi kftAM mUrcCanAM vismaraMtI Me. 86 ; varRAnAmapi mUrcCanAMtaragataM tAraM virAme mfdu Mk. 3. 5 ; sapta svarAstrayo grAmA mUrcCanAScEkabiMSatiH Pt. 5. 54 ; (a mUrcCa or mUrcCanA is thus defined: — kramAtsvarARAM saptAnAmArohaScAvarohaRama . sA mUrcCetyucyate grAmasTA etAH sapta sapta ca .. see Malli. on Śi. 1. 10 for further information).