रोचस्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৰোচস্ (Assamese script)
• ᬭᭀᬘᬲ᭄ (Balinese script)
• রোচস্ (Bengali script)
• 𑰨𑰺𑰓𑰭𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀭𑁄𑀘𑀲𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• ရောစသ် (Burmese script)
• રોચસ્ (Gujarati script)
• ਰੋਚਸ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌰𑍋𑌚𑌸𑍍 (Grantha script)
• ꦫꦺꦴꦕꦱ꧀ (Javanese script)
• 𑂩𑂷𑂒𑂮𑂹 (Kaithi script)
• ರೋಚಸ್ (Kannada script)
• រោចស៑ (Khmer script)
• ໂຣຈສ຺ (Lao script)
• രോചസ് (Malayalam script)
• ᡵᠣᢜᠠᠰ᠌ (Manchu script)
• 𑘨𑘻𑘓𑘭𑘿 (Modi script)
• ᠷᠣᠸᠠᢋᠠᠰ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧈𑧜𑦳𑧍𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐬𑑀𑐔𑐳𑑂 (Newa script)
• ରୋଚସ୍ (Odia script)
• ꢬꣂꢗꢱ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆫𑆾𑆖𑆱𑇀 (Sharada script)
• 𑖨𑖺𑖓𑖭𑖿 (Siddham script)
• රොචස් (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩼𑩕𑩡𑪁 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚤𑚴𑚏𑚨𑚶 (Takri script)
• ரோசஸ் (Tamil script)
• రోచస్ (Telugu script)
• โรจสฺ (Thai script)
• རོ་ཙ་ས྄ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒩𑒼𑒔𑒮𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨫𑨆𑨣𑨰𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ráwčas (“light”), from Proto-Indo-European *léwk-os, from *lewk- (“to shine”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬗𐬀𐬵 (raocah), Old Persian 𐎼𐎢𐎨𐏃 (r-u-c-h /⁠raucah⁠/).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɾɐ́w.t͡ɕɐs/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɾoː.t͡ɕɐs̪/

Noun

रोचस् • (rócas) stem, n (root रुच्)

1. light, lustre

Declension

Neuter as-stem declension of रोचस् (rócas)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रोचः rócaḥ	रोचसी rócasī	रोचांसि rócāṃsi
Vocative	रोचः rócaḥ	रोचसी rócasī	रोचांसि rócāṃsi
Accusative	रोचः rócaḥ	रोचसी rócasī	रोचांसि rócāṃsi
Instrumental	रोचसा rócasā	रोचोभ्याम् rócobhyām	रोचोभिः rócobhiḥ
Dative	रोचसे rócase	रोचोभ्याम् rócobhyām	रोचोभ्यः rócobhyaḥ
Ablative	रोचसः rócasaḥ	रोचोभ्याम् rócobhyām	रोचोभ्यः rócobhyaḥ
Genitive	रोचसः rócasaḥ	रोचसोः rócasoḥ	रोचसाम् rócasām
Locative	रोचसि rócasi	रोचसोः rócasoḥ	रोचःसु rócaḥsu

Related terms

• रोचते (rócate)
• रोच (rocá)
• रोक (roká)
• लोक (loká)
• लोचन (locaná)
• रोचन (rocaná)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “रोचस्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 889, column 1.