Sanskrit dictionary (beta)

1. 1 Ā. (रोचते, रुरुचे, अरुचत्-अरोचिष्ट, रोचिष्यते, रुचित)
2. To shine, look splendid or beautiful, be resplendent; रुरुचिरे रुचिरेक्षणविभ्रमाः Śi.6.46; Ms.3.62.
3. To like, be pleased with (said of persons), be agreeable to, please (of things); used with Dative of the person who is pleased and nom. of the thing; न स्रजो रुरुचिरे रमणीभ्यः Ki.9.35; यदेव रोचते यस्मै भवेत् तत् तस्य सुन्दरम् H.2.53; sometimes with Genitive of person; दारिद्र्यान्मरणाद् वा मरणं मम रोचते न दारिद्र्यम् Mk.1.11. -Causal (रोचयति-ते)
4. To cause to like, make pleasant or agreeable; यतात्मने रोचयितुं यतस्व Ku.3.16.
5. To illuminate, irradiate.
6. To like, find pleasure in.
7. To resolve -Desid. (रुरु-रो-चिषते) To wish to like etc.

1. class1 Atmane-pada (Dha1tup. xviii, 5) रोचते (Vedic or Veda and Epic also that the rest of a word is to be suppliedति; perfect tense रुरोच, रुरुच्/ए fg-veda etc.; subjunctive रुरुचन्त Potential रुरुच्यास् fg-veda; page and participle रुरुक्व्/अस्, रुरुचान्/अ ibidem; Aorist अरुचत् Ra1jat.; अरोचिष्ट Breton etc.; अरुक्त TA1r.; page and participle रुचान्/अ fg-veda; Aorist Passive voice अरोचि fg-veda; Prec. रुचीय TA1r.; रोचिषीय Breton; रुचिषीय AV.; future रोचिता grammar; रोचिष्यते MBh.; infinitive mood रोचितुम् ibidem; रुच्/ए fg-veda; indeclinablepage and participle रुचित्वा or रोचित्वा Pa1n2. 1-2, 26), to shine, be bright or radiant or resplendent fg-veda etc.; (only in perfect tense Parasmaipada) to make bright or resplendent fg-veda; to be splendid or beautiful or good AV. Mn. MBh. etc.; to be agreeable to, please (dative case or genitive case) Mn. MBh. etc.; to be pleased with, like (accusative) MBh. R.; to be desirous of, long for (dative case) Hariv. : Causal रोच्/अयति, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedते (Aorist /अरूरुचत्, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedचत; Passive voice रोच्यते), to cause to shine fg-veda; to enlighten, illuminate, make bright ibidem S3Br. BhP.; to make pleasant or beautiful AV. AitBr. Kum. Page882,1; to cause any one (accusative) to long for anything (dative case) Gi1t.; to find pleasure in, like, approve, deem anything right (accusative or infinitive mood) Mn. MBh. etc.; to choose as (double accusative) R.; to purpose, intend Hariv.; (Passive voice) to be pleasant or agreeable to (dative case) R. : Desiderative रुरुचिषते or रुरोचिषते grammar : Intensive (only page and participle र्/ओरुचान) to shine bright fg-veda [confer, compare Greek λευκός, ἀμφιλύκη; lux, luceo, luna, lumen; Gothic liuhath, lauhmuni; German lioht, lieht, licht; Anglo-Saxon leo4ht; English light .]
2. feminine light, lustre, brightness fg-veda etc.
3. feminine splendour, beauty, loveliness VS. S3Br. etc.
4. feminine colour, hue VarBr2S. Ka1lid. BhP.
5. feminine (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound') appearance, resemblance BhP. Ka1vya7d.
6. feminine pleasure, delight, liking, wish, desire VS. MBh.
7. feminine plural Name of a particular class of A1psarasas आप्सरस s VP.

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