रुच्

See also: रच्, रिच्, रोच, and रुचि

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *rúkṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *rúkš, from Proto-Indo-European lúks (“light”), from *lewk- (“light; to be bright”). Cognate with Latin lūx, Russian луч (luč, “light”), Persian ‎ (rowšan), Old English lēoht (whence English light).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɽút͡ɕ/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ɽut͡ɕ/

Noun

रुच् • (rúc) f

light, lustre, brightness
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda
splendor, beauty, loveliness
- c. 700 BCE, Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa
pleasure, delight, liking, wish, desire
- c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata
color, hue
- 550 CE, Varāhamihira, Bṛhat Saṃhitā
- c. 700 CE – 900 CE, Bhāgavata Purāṇa
appearance, resemblance
- c. 700 CE – 900 CE, Bhāgavata Purāṇa

Declension

Declension of रुच्
Nom. sg.	रुक् (ruk)
Gen. sg.	रुचः (rucaḥ)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रुक् (ruk)	रुचौ (rucau)	रुचः (rucaḥ)
Vocative	रुक् (ruk)	रुचौ (rucau)	रुचः (rucaḥ)
Accusative	रुचम् (rucam)	रुचौ (rucau)	रुचः (rucaḥ)
Instrumental	रुचा (rucā)	रुग्भ्याम् (rugbhyām)	रुग्भिः (rugbhiḥ)
Dative	रुचे (ruce)	रुग्भ्याम् (rugbhyām)	रुग्भ्यः (rugbhyaḥ)
Ablative	रुचः (rucaḥ)	रुग्भ्याम् (rugbhyām)	रुग्भ्यः (rugbhyaḥ)
Genitive	रुचः (rucaḥ)	रुचोः (rucoḥ)	रुचाम् (rucām)
Locative	रुचि (ruci)	रुचोः (rucoḥ)	रुक्षु (rukṣu)

Related terms

रोचते (rócate)
रोच (rocá)
रोचस् (rócas)
रुच (rucá)

Root

रुच् • (ruc)

to shine, be bright or radiant or resplendent
to be splendid or beautiful or good
to be agreeable to, please
to be pleased with, like
to enlighten, illuminate, make bright

Derived terms

रोचते (rócate)
रुचि (rúci)

References

Monier Williams (1899), “रुच्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 0881.

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