रुचा रुचित

रुचि

रुचि f. [रुच्-कि वा ङीप्]
1 Light, lustre, splendour, brightness; रुचिमिंदुदले करोत्यजः परिपूर्णंदुरुचिर्मही- पतिः Śi. 16. 71; R. 5. 67; Me. 15.
2 A ray of light; as in रुचिभर्तृ q. v.
3 Appearance, colour, beauty (usually at the end of comp.); पटलं बहिर्बहलपंकरुचि Śi. 9. 19.
4 Taste, relish; as in रुचिकर.
5 Zest, hunger, appetite.
6 Wish, desire, pleasure; स्वरुच्या ‘at will or pleasure.
7 Liking, taste; विमार्गगायाश्च रुचिः स्वकांते Bv. 1. 125 ‘liking or love’; न स क्षितीशो रुचये बभूव; भिन्नरुचिर्हि लोकः R. 6. 30; नाट्यं भिन्नरुचेर्जनस्य बहुधाप्येकं समाराधनं M. 1. 4; oft. in comp. in the sense of ‘indulging in’, ‘devoted or addicted to’; हिंसारुचेः Māl. 5. 29.
8 Passion, close application to any object
9 A kind of yellow pigment (गोरो- चना).
−Comp.
−कर a. 1. tasteful, savoury, palatable. −2. exciting desire. −3. stomachic, tonic.
−धामन् m. the sun.
−भर्तृ m. 1. the sun; Śi. 9. 17. −2. a husband.

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