ऋच्
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₁ŕ̥kʷs, from *h₁erkʷ- (“to praise”). Cognate with Old Armenian երգ (erg, “song”), Tocharian A yärk, Tocharian B yarke (“worship, veneration”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ऋच् • (ṛ́c) f
- praise, verse, especially a sacred verse recited in praise of a deity (as opposed to the सामन् (sāman) or verses which were sung and to the यजुस् (yajus) or sacrificial words, formularies, and verses which were muttered)
- sacred text
- the collection of the ṛc verses, i.e. the Rigveda
- the text of the Pūrvatāpanīya
Declension
Declension of राज्
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ऋक् (ṛ́k) | ऋचौ (ṛ́cau) | ऋजः (ṛ́caḥ) |
| Vocative | ऋक् (ṛ́k) | ऋचौ (ṛ́cau) | ऋजः (ṛ́caḥ) |
| Accusative | ऋचम् (ṛ́cam) | ऋचौ (ṛ́cau) | ऋजः (ṛ́caḥ) |
| Instrumental | ऋचा (ṛcā́) | ऋग्भ्याम् (ṛgbhyā́m) | ऋग्भिः (ṛgbhíḥ) |
| Dative | ऋचे (ṛcé) | ऋग्भ्याम् (ṛgbhyā́m) | ऋग्भ्यः (ṛgbhyáḥ) |
| Ablative | ऋचः (ṛcáḥ) | ऋग्भ्याम् (ṛgbhyā́m) | ऋग्भ्यः (ṛgbhyáḥ) |
| Genitive | ऋचः (ṛcáḥ) | ऋग्भ्याम् (ṛgbhyā́m) | ऋग्भ्यः (ṛgbhyáḥ) |
| Locative | ऋचि (ṛcí) | ऋचो (ṛcáḥ) | ऋक्षु (ṛkṣú) |
Root
ऋच् • (ṛc)
- Alternative form of अर्च् (arc)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “ऋच्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0225.