रोचना

{ rōcanā, rocanā }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

ROCANĀ I   The daughter of the King Devaka. Vasudeva married Rocanā. Two sons Hema and Hemāṅgada were born to her. [Bhāgavata, Skandha 9] .
ROCANĀ II   Grand-daughter of Rukmī, the King of Vidarbha. Aniruddha the grandson of Śrī Kṛṣṇa married her at Bhojakaṭa, [Bhāgavata, Skandha 10] .

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

See : कुमकुम, लाल कमल

प्राचीन चरित्रकोश

रोचना n.  वसुदेव की एक पत्नी, जो देवक राजा की कन्या थी । इसके हेम एवं हेमांगद नामक दो पुत्र थे [भा. ९.२४.४५] ।
रोचना II. n.  विदर्भराज रुक्मिन् की पौत्री, जो कृष्ण के पौत्र अनिरुद्ध की पत्नी थी । इसका विवाह भोजकटपुर में संपन्न हुआ था [भा. १०.६५] ।

A dictionary, Marathi and English

rōcanā f S Charming, pleasing, entertaining, delighting, i. e. being gustful or tasty unto.

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

रोचना  m.  1. f. the bright sky or luminous sphere (= रोचन, m.), [AV.]; [TBr.]
गो-रोचना   a partic. yellow pigment (commonly called ), [Mn.]; [Yājñ.]; [MBh.]; [Suśr.]

ROOTS:

गो रोचना

a handsome woman, [L.]
a red lotus-flower, [L.]
bamboo manna or Tabāṣīr, [L.]
dark शाल्मलि, [L.]
N. of a wife of वसु-देव, [BhP.]
of a सुराङ्गना, [Siṉhâs.]
रोचना  n.  2. ind. (in रोचना-√ कृ ind.p. -कृत्वा or -कृत्य) g. साक्षाद्-आदि.

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

रोचना [rōcanā]   1 The bright sky, firmament.
A handsome woman.
A kind of yellow pigment (= गोरोचना q. v.); त्वं रोचनागौरशरीरयष्टिः [R.6.65;17.24;] कनकचषकमेतद्रोचना- लोहितेन [Śi.11.51.]
A red lotus-flower.
Dark Śālmali.