cl. 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.]