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Rucha (Sanskrit Devanagari: ऋचा) (Hindi: Richa) refers to a shloka (couplet) or mantra, usually two to four sentences long, found in the Sanskrit religious scriptures, the Vedas. The etymological origin of rucha is the Sanskrit word, ruc (ऋच्), which means to praise.^[1] Rucha, is therefore, one ruc after the other. Other meanings of ruc are splendour, worship, a hymn.^[2] Rucha can also refer to a verbal composition of celestial sounds called "shrutis"; the Gayatri Mantra is a rucha as well. Rucha means "aphorism of Rig Veda".^{[citation needed]}

In Marathi or in Kannada, it is pronounced as Rucha. In Hindi, it is pronounced as Richa but spelt as ऋचा.

The pronunciation of the given name 'Richa' varies based on the geography and native language of the speakers. Hindi speaking populace would pronounce the Sanskrit word as "richa" as opposed to Marathi or Kannada speaking populace. Both the 'ru' and 'ri' pronunciations of the given name are correct and are regional variants.

Richa is a popular given name among Hindu females. Some notable people named Richa as follows:

Richa Tiwari, a theatre artist from Sagar, Madhya Pradesh
Richa Gangopadhyay, actress
Richa Ahuja, actress
Richa Pallod, actress
Richa Panai, actress
Richa Sharma (singer), singer
Richa Sharma (actor)
Richa Garg, doctor
Richa Chadda, actress
Richa Chaudhury, consultant after MBA Finance

References

^ A Sanskrit English Dictionary: Etymologically and Philologically Arranged with Special Reference to Cognate Indo-European Languages; by M. Monier-Williams; 2005 Deluxe ed.
^ Apte Sanskrit dictionary

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[1] A Sanskrit English Dictionary: Etymologically and Philologically Arranged with Special Reference to Cognate Indo-European Languages; by M. Monier-Williams; 2005 Deluxe ed.

[2] Apte Sanskrit dictionary

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-'''Richa''' (original Sanskrit version Rucha) refers to a [[shlokas|shloka]] (couplet) or [[mantra]], usually two to four sentences long, found in the [[Sanskrit]] religious scriptures, the ''[[Vedas]]''. The etymological origin of richa is the Sanskrit word, ''ric'', which means ''to praise''.<ref>''A Sanskrit English Dictionary: Etymologically and Philologically Arranged with Special Reference to Cognate Indo-European Languages''; by [[Monier Monier-Williams|M. Monier-Williams]]; 2005 Deluxe ed.</ref> Richa, is therefore, one ric after the other. Other meanings of ''ric'' are splendour, worship, a hymn.<ref>[http://aa2411s.aa.tufs.ac.jp/~tjun/sktdic/ Apte Sanskrit dictionary]</ref> Richa can also refer to a verbal composition of celestial sounds called "[[shrutis]]"; the [[Gayatri Mantra]] is a richa as well. Richa means "aphorism of Rig Veda".{{cn|date=March 2017}}
+'''Rucha''' (Sanskrit Devanagari: ऋचा) (Hindi: Richa) refers to a [[shlokas|shloka]] (couplet) or [[mantra]], usually two to four sentences long, found in the [[Sanskrit]] religious scriptures, the ''[[Vedas]]''. The etymological origin of rucha is the Sanskrit word, ''ruc'' (ऋच्), which means ''to praise''.<ref>''A Sanskrit English Dictionary: Etymologically and Philologically Arranged with Special Reference to Cognate Indo-European Languages''; by [[Monier Monier-Williams|M. Monier-Williams]]; 2005 Deluxe ed.</ref> Rucha, is therefore, one ruc after the other. Other meanings of ''ruc'' are splendour, worship, a hymn.<ref>[http://aa2411s.aa.tufs.ac.jp/~tjun/sktdic/ Apte Sanskrit dictionary]</ref> Rucha can also refer to a verbal composition of celestial sounds called "[[shrutis]]"; the [[Gayatri Mantra]] is a rucha as well. Rucha means "aphorism of Rig Veda".{{cn|date=March 2017}}
+In [[Marathi language|Marathi]] or in [[Kannada]], it is pronounced as ''Rucha''. In [[Hindi]], it is pronounced as ''Richa'' but spelt as ऋचा.
-There is another meaning of richa which means the stack of souls in existence in the world.
+The pronunciation of the ''given name'' 'Richa' varies based on the geography and native language of the speakers. Hindi speaking populace would pronounce the Sanskrit word as "richa" as opposed to Marathi or Kannada speaking populace. Both the 'ru' and 'ri' pronunciations of the ''given name'' are correct and are regional variants.
-In [[Marathi language|Marathi]] or in [[Kannada]], it is pronounced as ''Rhucha''. In [[Hindi]], it is pronounced as ''Richa'' but spelt as ऋचा.
-In Sanskrit (ऋचा) the pronunciation varies based on the geography and native language of the speakers. Hindi speaking populace would pronounce the Sanskrit word as "richa" as opposed to Marathi or Kannada speaking populace. Both the 'ru' and 'ri' pronunciations are correct and are regional variants. In Maharashtra and Karnataka, the letter ऋ is pronounced 'Ru', whereas it is pronounced 'Ri' by speakers of Hindi. The Hindi script is identical to the Sanskrit script.
 '''Richa''' is a popular given name among Hindu females. Some notable people named Richa as follows: