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rucरुच्cl. 1. Ā. ([Dhātup. xviii, 5]) rocate (Ved. and ep. also °ti; pf. ruroca, rurucé, [RV.] &c. &c.; Subj. rurucanta Pot. rurucyās, [RV.]; p. rurukvás, rurucāná, [ib.]; aor. arucat, [Rājat.]; arociṣṭa, [Br.] &c.; arukta, [TĀr.]; p. rucāná, [RV.]; aor. Pass. aroci, [RV.]; Prec. rucīya, [TĀr.]; rociṣīya, [Br.]; ruciṣīya, [AV.]; fut. rocitā Gr.; rociṣyate, [MBh.]; inf. rocitum, [ib.]; rucé, [RV.]; ind.p. rucitvā or rocitvā, [Pāṇ. i, 2, 26]), to shine, be bright or radiant or resplendent, [RV.] &c. &c.; (only in pf. P.) to make bright or resplendent, [RV.]; to be splendid or beautiful or good, [AV.]; [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.; to be agreeable to, please (dat. or gen.), [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.; to be pleased with, like (acc.), [MBh.]; [R.]; to be desirous of, long for (dat.), [Hariv.] : Caus. rocáyati, °te (aor. árūrucat, °cata; Pass. rocyate), to cause to shine, [RV.]; to enlighten, illuminate, make bright, [ib.]; [ŚBr.]; [BhP.]; to make pleasant or beautiful, [AV.]; [AitBr.]; [Kum.] ; to cause any one (acc.) to long for anything (dat.), [Gīt.]; to find pleasure in, like, approve, deem anything right (acc. or inf.), [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.; to choose as (double acc.), [R.]; to purpose, intend, [Hariv.]; (Pass.) to be pleasant or agreeable to (dat.), [R.] : Desid. ruruciṣate or rurociṣate Gr.: Intens. (only p. rórucāna) to shine bright, [RV.]
[cf. Gk. λευκός, ἀμϕιλύκη; lux, luceo, luna, lumen; Goth. liuhath, lauhmuni; Germ. lioht, lieht, licht; Angl.Sax. leóht; Eng. light.]
rúc f. light, lustre, brightness, [RV.] &c. &c.
splendour, beauty, loveliness, [VS.]; [ŚBr.] &c.
colour, hue, [VarBṛS.]; [Kālid.]; [BhP.]
(ifc.) appearance, resemblance, [BhP.]; [Kāvyād.]
pleasure, delight, liking, wish, desire, [VS.]; [MBh.]
pl. N. of a partic. class of Apsarasas, [VP.]
rucāरुचा(ā), f. liking, desire, [MBh.]
light, lustre, beauty, [L.]
the note of the parrot or Maina, [L.]
rucīरुचीf. pl. (mc.) = ruci, light, splendour, [Naiṣ.]
rucaरुचrucá mfn. bright, radiant, brilliant, [VS.]
ruceरुचेrucé See p. 881 under √ 1. ruc.
ruciरुचिrúci f. (rucí, [MaitrS.]) light, lustre, splendour, beauty, [AV.] &c. &c.
colour, [Kāv.]
liking, taste, relish, pleasure, appetite, zest, [AV.] &c. &c. (ifc. taking pleasure in, desirous of, longing for; with loc., prati inf. or comp.; ruciṃ-√ dā or rucaye-√ bhū, to please; rucim ā-√ vah, with dat., to excite a desire for; rucyā or sva-rucyā, at pleasure, at will)
a kind of coitus, [L.]
a kind of pigment (= rocanā), [L.]
N. of an Apsaras, [MBh.]
of the wife of Devaśarman, [ib.]
rúci m. N. of a Prajā-pati (the husband of Ākūti and father of Yajña or Su-yajña and of Manu Raucya), [Pur.]
of a son of Viśvāmitra, [MBh.]
of a king, [VP.]
rúci mfn. pleasant, agreeable (= rucira), [R.]
rucuरुचुm. a deer with black horns (either white like a sheep or yellow like a boar), [L.]
rucyāरुच्याf. (only [L.]) black cumin
a species of cucumber
rucyaरुच्यmf(A)n. bright, radiant, beautiful, pleasing, [Naiṣ.]
giving an appetite, tonic, [Suśr.]; [Bhpr.]
m. (only [L.]) a lover, husband
Strychnos Potatorum
Aegle Marmelos
rice
n. a kind of tonic, [W.]
sochal salt, [L.]
rucakaरुचकmfn. very large, [L.] ([W.] also ‘agreeable, pleasing; sharp, acid; tonic, stomachic’)
m. n. a tooth, [Suśr.]
m. a kind of golden ornament or necklace, [Daś.]
a ring, [L.]
any object or substance supposed to bring good luck, [Suśr.]
a citron, [L.]
a dove, pigeon, [L.]
Ricinus Communis, [L.]
N. of one of the five remarkable personages born under partic. constellations, [VarBṛS.]
a kind of four-sided column, [ib.]
N. of a son of Uśanas, [BhP.]
of a king, [VP.] (v.l. ruruka)
of an author, [Pratāp.], Sch.
of a mountain, [Pur.]; [Śatr.]
n. a horse-ornament, [L.]
a garland, [L.]
Embelia Ribes, [L.]
sochal salt, [L.]
natron, [L.]
sweet juice, [L.]
a bright yellow pigment = go-rocanā, q.v., [L.]
a kind of tonic (see above)
a sort of building or temple having terraces on three sides and closed only on the north side, [VarBṛS.]
rucikaरुचिकm. a kind of ornament, [Ṛktantr.] (prob. w.r. for rucaka).
rucirāरुचिराf. a kind of pigment (= go-rocanā), [L.]
N. of a woman (see col. 3)
of two metres, [Col.]
of a river, [R.]
f. (of °ra) N. of a woman.
ruciraरुचिरmf(A)n. bright, brilliant, radiant, splendid, beautiful, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
pleasant, charming, agreeable to, liked by (gen. or comp.), [ib.]
sweet, dainty, nice, [L.]
stomachic, cordial, [ŚārṅgS.]
m. N. of a son of Sena-jit, [Hariv.]
n. (only.) saffron (prob. w.r. for rudhira), a radish
cloves (prob. w.r. for suṣira).
rucitāरुचिताruci—tā, f. ([Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.) or ruci—tva, n. ([R.]) the having a taste or liking or desire for, taking pleasure in (ifc.; e.g. ārambha-ruci-tā, ‘fondness or taste for new enterprises’; cf. -samāna-r°, hiṃsā-ruci-tva; adharma-ruci-tā, [MBh. xiii, 5628] [w.r. adharme r°]).
(ā), f. a kind of metre, [W.] (prob. w.r. for rucirā)
rucitaरुचितrucitá mfn. shone upon (by the sun &c.), bright, brilliant, glittering, [ŚBr.]; [ŚrS.]
pleasant, agreeable, [ŚāṅkhGṛ.]; [MBh.]
sweet, delicate, dainty, [Uṇ. iv, 185], Sch.
sharpened (as appetite), [W.]
digested, [ib.]
rucitá n. an exclamation used at a Śraddha, [Mn. iii, 254.]
ruciṭaरुचिटm. the son of a Kṣatriya and a Caṇḍālī, [L.]
rucikṛtरुचिकृत्ruci—kṛt mfn. causing a relish, relishing, [MW.]
rucisthaरुचिस्थruci—stha mfn. w.r. for ruciṣya, ‘causing an appetite’, [Suśr.]
rucitvaरुचित्वruci—tā, f. ([Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.) or ruci—tva, n. ([R.]) the having a taste or liking or desire for, taking pleasure in (ifc.; e.g. ārambha-ruci-tā, ‘fondness or taste for new enterprises’; cf. -samāna-r°, hiṃsā-ruci-tva; adharma-ruci-tā, [MBh. xiii, 5628] [w.r. adharme r°]).
ruciṣyaरुचिष्यmfn. pleasant, agreeable, liked, [Hariv.]
giving an appetite, tonic, stomachic, [Suśr.]
dainty, nice, [L.]
n. white salt, [L.]
ruciphalaरुचिफलruci—phala n. a pear, [L.]
the fruit of Momordica Monadelpha, [L.]
rucidevaरुचिदेवruci—deva m. N. of a man, [Kathās.]
rucikaraरुचिकरruci—kara mfn. causing pleasure, exciting desire, [Kir.]
causing an appetite or relish, [Suśr.]
ruci—kara m. N. of a king, [Cat.]
rucināthaरुचिनाथruci—nātha m. N. of an author, [Cat.]
rucipatiरुचिपतिruci—pati m. N. of various men, [Cat.]
ruciradhīरुचिरधीrucira—dhī m. N. of a king, [VP.]
ruciruciरुचिरुचिruci—ruci m. N. of a man, [ĀrṣBr.]
rucivahaरुचिवहruci—vaha mfn. bringing light, [Pāṇ. vi, 3, 121], Vārtt.
rucibhartṛरुचिभर्तृruci—bhartṛ m. ‘lord or bearer of light’, the sun, [Śiś.]
‘lord of pleasure’, a husband, [ib.]
rucidhāmanरुचिधामन्ruci—dhāman mfn. having light for an abode, [MW.]
ruci—dhāman n. ‘abode of light’, the sun, [Śiś.]
rucidattaरुचिदत्तruci—datta m. N. of various authors, [Cat.]
ruciprabhaरुचिप्रभruci—prabha m. N. of a Daitya, [MBh.]
rucipradaरुचिप्रदruci—prada mfn. giving an appetite, appetizing, [Suśr.]
rucirāśvaरुचिराश्वm. N. of a son of Sena-jit, [Pur.]
ruciramudरुचिरमुद्rucira—mud mfn. exquisite, affording great pleasure, [W.]
rucistavaरुचिस्तवruci—stava m. N. of a ch. of the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa.
rucitavatरुचितवत्rucita—vat mfn. containing the meaning or any form of √ 1. ruc, [AitBr.]
ruciparvanरुचिपर्वन्ruci—parvan m. N. of a man, [MBh.]
rucirānanaरुचिराननmfn. = °ra-vadana, [W.]
rucirāsutaरुचिरासुतrucirā—suta m. a metron. of Pālakāpya, [L.]
ruciradevaरुचिरदेवrucira—deva m. N. of a prince, [Kathās.]
ruciraketuरुचिरकेतुrucira—ketu m. N. of a Bodhisattva, [Buddh.]
rucyakandaरुच्यकन्दrucya—kanda m. Arum Campanulatum, [L.]
rucidattīyaरुचिदत्तीयruci—da°ttīya n. N. of wk.
rucirāpāṅgīरुचिरापाङ्गीf. a fair-eyed woman, [ib.]
rucirañjanaरुचिरञ्जनruci—rañjana m. Moringa Pterygosperma, [L.]
ruciramūrtiरुचिरमूर्तिrucira—mūrti mfn. of pleasant form or appearance, [Daś.]
rucyavāhanaरुच्यवाहनrucya—vāhana m. N. of one of the 7 Ṛṣis under Manu Rohita, [Hariv.] (v.l. havya-v°).
rucirātanayaरुचिरातनयrucirā—tanaya m. N. metron. of Kakṣīvat, [Gal.]
rucirabhāṣaṇaरुचिरभाषणrucira—bhāṣaṇa mfn. of pleasant speech, eloquent, [Daś.]
ruciravadanaरुचिरवदनrucira—vadana mfn. sweet-faced, [MW.]
rucidattabhāṣyaरुचिदत्तभाष्यruci—datta—bhāṣya n. N. of wk.
ruciraśrīgarbhaरुचिरश्रीगर्भrucira—śrī-garbha m. N. of a Bodhi-sattva, [Buddh.]
rucisamprakḷptaरुचिसम्प्रकॢप्तruci—samprakḷpta mfn. prepared with good taste, [Bhaṭṭ.]
ruciraprabhāvasambhavaरुचिरप्रभावसम्भवrucira—prabhāva-sambhava m. N. of a serpent-demon, [Buddh.]
rucivadhūgalaratnamālāरुचिवधूगलरत्नमालाruci—vadhū-gala-ratna-mālā f. N. of wk.