रुच्
Sanskrit
Etymology 1
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *rúkṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *rúkš, from Proto-Indo-European *léwks, 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
| Feminine c-stem declension of रुच् (ruc) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Etymology 2
From Proto-Indo-European *lewk-.
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
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “रुच्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0881.
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