रोचते

See also: रोचातु

Sanskrit

Etymology

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

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɾɐ́w.t͡ɕɐ.tɐj/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɾoː.t͡ɕɐ.t̪eː/

Verb

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

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

Imperfect: अरोचत (árocata)
	Active			Mediopassive
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative
Third	- -	- -	- -	अरोचत árocata	अरोचेताम् árocetām	अरोचन्त árocanta
Second	- -	- -	- -	अरोचथाः árocathāḥ	अरोचेथाम् árocethām	अरोचध्वम् árocadhvam
First	- -	- -	- -	अरोचे ároce	अरोचावहि árocāvahi	अरोचामहि árocāmahi

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “रोचते”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, pages 0881, 0882.