The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Ruci (f.) [fr. ruc, cp. Vedic ruc (f.) light, Classic Sk. ruci in meaning "pleasure"] 1. splendour, light,
brightness Sn 548 (su˚ very splendid; SnA 453= sundara -- sar"rappabha). -- 2. inclination, liking, pleasure
PvA 59 (˚' upp!deti to find pleasure, to be satisfied). -- aruci aversion, dislike Th 2, 472. -- ruci object of
pleasure J v.371. -- ruciy! (abl.) in the pleasure (of), by the liking (of) (cp. No. 3), in phrases attano ruciy!
(attano citta -- ruciy!: so read for ˚ruciya'!); as one pleases, by one's own free will, ad lib. J i.106; iv.281;
PvA 59; parassa r. pavattati to live by the pleasure (gratiâ) of somebody else, i. e. to be dependent on others
DA i.212. -- yath! ruci' according to liking or satisfaction, fully, amply Mhvs 4, 43; 5, 230; PvA 88, 126,
242. 3. In dogmatic language used in the sense of "will" or "influence" in combn di&&hi, khanti, ruci
one's views, indulgence & pleasure (= will), i. e. one's intellectual, emotional & volitional sphere, e. g. Vin
i.70; Sn 781 (without khanti, but see defn at Nd1 65); also with saddh!, anussavo, !k!raparivitakke,
di&&hinijjh!nakhanti M ii.170, 218; 234; contrasted with dhamma D iii.40; Vbh 245 (in defn of "idha": cp.
same at Ps i.176 and Nd2 145), 325, 328. aññatra ruciy! under the influence of someone else's will S ii.115;
iv.138. See also bh!va 2a.
Rucika
Rucika ( -- ˚) (adj.) [fr. ruci 3] belonging to the pleasure (of); only in phrase añña˚ being dependent on
someone else's will or under another's influence, together with aññadi&&hika and añña -- khantika
characterizing the various sides of personality (see ruci 3) with ref. to one's intellect, feeling & will D
i.187=M i.487. Rhys Davids (Dial. i.254) trsls: "holding different views, other things approving themselves
to you, setting diff. aims before yourself"; thus differing in interpretation of añña, taking it subjectively.
Neumann (Majjhima Übs. ii.250) quite wrongly: "ohne Deutung, ohne Geduld, ohne Hingabe" (without
explanation, patience, devotion).
Rucira
Rucira (adj.) [fr. ruc, cp. Sk. rucira] brilliant, beautiful, pleasant, agreeable Pv i.109 (=rama*"ya dassan"ya
PvA 51); J i.207; v.299; Vv 402 (so read for rurira); Mhvs 11, 11; 18, 68; D!vs iv.29; Miln 2, 398; DhA
i.383 (= sobhana); VvA 12; PvA 156 (=vaggu).
Ruccati
Ruccati [*rucyati Med. of ruc: see rocati. Same in Prk. -- Originally Caus. formation like Epic Sk. rocyate
for rocayate] to find delight or pleasure in (loc.), to please, to indulge in, set one's mind on Sn 565 (etañ ce
r. bhoto buddha -- s!sana'); with khamati to be pleased and to approve of, M ii.132; often used by Bdhgh
in C. style: yath! r. tath! pa&hitabba' KhA 78; "ya' r. ta' gahetabba' SnA 23, 43, 136, 378" "to take,
whichever one pleases" (in giving the choice of 2 readings or interpretations). -- ger. ruccitv! VvA 282 (r.
p(resi "to find thorough delight in," expln for abhirocesi). pret. 1st pl. rucc!dimhase Pv i.118
(=rucc!ma ruci' upp!dema, ta' attano ruciy! piviss!m! ti attho PvA 59). -- Prohibitive m! rucci (pl. m!
rucittha) as an entreaty not to pursue an aim (=please do not do that, please don't) Vin ii.198 (ala'
Devadatta m! te rucci sangha -- bhedo); DhA i.13 (m! vo !vuso eva' ruccittha).
Ruccana
Ruccana (& !˚ f.) (nt.) [fr. ruccati] choice, pleasure DhA i.387 (tava ˚&&h!ne according to your own liking);
DA i.106 (˚!).
Ruccanaka
Ruccanaka (adj.) [fr. ruccana, cp. Sk. rucya] pleasing, satisfying; nt. satisfaction J i.211 (˚maccha the fish
you like); ii.182 (tava ˚' karosi you do whatever you like). a˚ unpleasant, distasteful DhA i.251 (attano
aruccanaka' kiñci kamma' adisv!).