ऋच्
Sanskrit
Etymology
From the root अर्च् (arc, “to shine, praise”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁erkʷ (“to praise”). Cognate with Old Armenian երգ (erg, “song”), Tocharian A yärk, Tocharian B yarke (“worship, veneration”).
Noun
ऋच् • (ṛ́c) f
- praise, verse, especially a sacred verse recited in praise of a deity (as opposed to the सामन् (sāman) or verses which were sung and to the यजुस् (yajus) or sacrificial words, formularies, and verses which were muttered)
- sacred text
- the collection of the ṛc verses, i.e. the Rigveda
- the text of the Pūrvatāpanīya
Declension
| Declension of ऋच् | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | ऋक् (ṛk) | ||
| Gen. sg. | ऋचः (ṛcaḥ) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | ऋक् (ṛk) | ऋचौ (ṛcau) | ऋचः (ṛcaḥ) |
| Vocative | ऋक् (ṛk) | ऋचौ (ṛcau) | ऋचः (ṛcaḥ) |
| Accusative | ऋचम् (ṛcam) | ऋचौ (ṛcau) | ऋचः (ṛcaḥ) |
| Instrumental | ऋचा (ṛcā) | ऋग्भ्याम् (ṛgbhyām) | ऋग्भिः (ṛgbhiḥ) |
| Dative | ऋचे (ṛce) | ऋग्भ्याम् (ṛgbhyām) | ऋग्भ्यः (ṛgbhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | ऋचः (ṛcaḥ) | ऋग्भ्याम् (ṛgbhyām) | ऋग्भ्यः (ṛgbhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | ऋचः (ṛcaḥ) | ऋचोः (ṛcoḥ) | ऋचाम् (ṛcām) |
| Locative | ऋचि (ṛci) | ऋचोः (ṛcoḥ) | ऋक्षु (ṛkṣu) |
Root
ऋच् • (ṛc)
- Alternative form of अर्च् (arc)
References
- Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 0225
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