Richa
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Richa (), also rendered rucha, refers to a mantra, usually one in line, found in the Sanskrit religious scriptures, the Vedas. It is a term used to refer to each verse of the Rigveda.
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Richa (), also rendered rucha, refers to a mantra, usually one in line, found in the Sanskrit religious scriptures, the Vedas. It is a term used to refer to each verse of the Rigveda.
== Etymology == The etymological origin of the richa is the Sanskrit word Ṛc (ऋच्), which means to praise. Richa, is therefore, one ṛc after the other. Other meanings of ṛc are splendor, worship, or a hymn. Richa can also refer to a verbal composition of celestial sounds called shrutis; the Gayatri Mantra is a rucha as well.