Mucchati
Mucchati，[murch，an enlargement of Vedic mūr to get stiff （as in mūra stupid，dull，cp．Gr．mwrόs； Sk．mūrakha foolish）．Used in 2 senses，viz．（a） to become stiff & （b） （Caus．） to harden，increase in tone，make louder．From （a） a fig．meaning is derived in the sense of to become dulled or stupid，viz．infatuated，possessed．‹-› See also Lüders in K．Z．XLII．194 a．How far we are justified to connect Dhtp 216 mū & 503 mu （“bandhane”） with this root is a different question．These 2 roots seem to be without connections．-- mūrch itself is at Dhtp 50 defined with “mohe”] 1．（spelt muccati） to become stiff，congeal，coagulate，curdle Dh．71； DhA．II，67．-- 2．to become infatuated D．III，43 （majjati+）．-- 3．only in Caus．muccheti to make sound，to increase in tone J．II，249 （vīṇaṁ）； III，188 （id．）．-- pp．mucchita．（Page 535）