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 روشن (rowšan), Old English lēoht (whence English light).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɾút͡ɕ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɾut͡ɕ/

Noun

रुच् • (rúc) stem, f

1. light, lustre, brightness
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda
2. splendor, beauty, loveliness
   • c. 700 BCE, Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa
3. pleasure, delight, liking, wish, desire
   • c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata
4. color, hue
   • 550 CE, Varāhamihira, Bṛhat Saṃhitā
   • c. 700 CE – 900 CE, Bhāgavata Purāṇa
5. 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)

1. to shine, be bright or radiant or resplendent
2. to be splendid or beautiful or good
3. to be agreeable to, please
4. to be pleased with, like
5. 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, page 0881.