Sanskrit

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-Aryan *ráwćatay, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ráwčatay, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (white, light, bright). Cognate with Avestan 𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬗𐬀𐬥𐬙- (raocant-, shining), 𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬗𐬀𐬵 (raocah, light), Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós), Latin lūx, Old English lēoht (whence English light).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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रोचते (rócate) third-singular indicative (class 1, type A, root रुच्) (Vedic ráucatai)

  1. to shine, be bright or radiant or resplendent
  2. (only in perfect tense parasmai-pada) to make bright or resplendent
  3. to be splendid or beautiful or good
  4. to be agreeable to, please (+dative or genitive)
  5. to be pleased with, like (+accusative)
  6. to be desirous of, long for (+dative)
  7. (causative) to cause to shine
  8. (causative) to enlighten, illuminate, make bright
  9. (causative) to make pleasant or beautiful
  10. (causative) to cause any one (accusative) to long for anything (dative)
  11. (causative) to find pleasure in, like, approve, deem anything right (+ accusative or infinitive)
  12. (causative) to choose as (double accusative)
  13. (causative) to purpose, intend
  14. (passive voice) to be pleasant or agreeable to (+dative)
  15. (intensive) to shine bright

Conjugation

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Present: रोचते (rócate)
Active Mediopassive
Singular Dual Plural Singular Dual Plural
Indicative
Third -
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रोचते
rócate
रोचेते
rócete
रोचन्ते
rócante
Second -
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रोचसे
rócase
रोचेथे
rócethe
रोचध्वे
rócadhve
First -
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रोचे
róce
रोचावहे
rócāvahe
रोचामहे
rócāmahe
Imperative
Third -
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रोचताम्
rócatām
रोचेताम्
rócetām
रोचन्ताम्
rócantām
Second -
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रोचस्व
rócasva
रोचेथाम्
rócethām
रोचध्वम्
rócadhvam
First -
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रोचै
rócai
रोचावहै
rócāvahai
रोचामहै
rócāmahai
Optative/Potential
Third -
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रोचेत
róceta
रोचेयाताम्
róceyātām
रोचेरन्
róceran
Second -
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रोचेथाः
rócethāḥ
रोचेयाथाम्
róceyāthām
रोचेध्वम्
rócedhvam
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रोचेय
róceya
रोचेवहि
rócevahi
रोचेमहि
rócemahi
Subjunctive
Third -
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रोचाते / रोचातै
rócāte / rócātai
रोचैते
rócaite
रोचन्त / रोचान्तै
rócanta / rócāntai
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रोचासे / रोचासै
rócāse / rócāsai
रोचैथे
rócaithe
रोचाध्वै
rócādhvai
First -
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रोचै
rócai
रोचावहै
rócāvahai
रोचामहै
rócāmahai
Participles
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रोचमान
rócamāna
Notes
  • The subjunctive is only used in Vedic Sanskrit.
Imperfect: अरोचत (árocata)
Active Mediopassive
Singular Dual Plural Singular Dual Plural
Indicative
Third -
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अरोचत
árocata
अरोचेताम्
árocetām
अरोचन्त
árocanta
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अरोचथाः
árocathāḥ
अरोचेथाम्
árocethām
अरोचध्वम्
árocadhvam
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अरोचे
ároce
अरोचावहि
árocāvahi
अरोचामहि
árocāmahi

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