रुच्

See also: रच्, रिच्, रोच, and रुचि

Sanskrit

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *rúkṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *rúkš, from Proto-Indo-European *léwk-s (“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

Feminine root-stem declension of रुच् (ruc)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रुक् ruk	रुचौ / रुचा¹ rucau / rucā¹	रुचः rucaḥ
Vocative	रुक् ruk	रुचौ / रुचा¹ rucau / rucā¹	रुचः rucaḥ
Accusative	रुचम् rucam	रुचौ / रुचा¹ rucau / rucā¹	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
Notes	¹Vedic

Related terms

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

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *lewk-.

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

• रुक्म (rukma)
• रुच् (ruc)
• रुचि (rúci)
• रोचते (rócate)
• रोचन (rocana)
• रोचस् (rocas)
• रौक्म (raukma)
• विरोचन (virocana)
• वैरोचन (vairocana)

References

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