रुच्
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 روشن (rowšan), Old English lēoht (whence English light).
Noun
रुच् • (rúc) f
- light, lustre, brightness
- splendor, beauty, loveliness
- pleasure, delight, liking, wish, desire
- color, hue
- 550 CE, Varāhamihira, Bṛhat Saṃhitā
- appearance, resemblance
Declension
Declension of रुच् | |||
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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) |
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
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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