arc 1

arc 2cl. 1. Párcats (Subj. árcāt impf. ā́rcat' aor. ārcīt Bhaṭṭ., perf. ānarca 3.pl. ānarcuḥ [MBh. iii, 988, &c.], but Ved. ānṛcúḥ ṛV.

• perf. Ā. (Pass.) ānarce Bhaṭṭ., but Ved sám ānṛce [RV. i, 160, 4]

• fut. p. arciṣyat [Mn. iv, 251]. ind. p., arcya [Mn. &c

• cf Pāṇ. 7-1, 38 Sch.] or arcitvā [R. iii, 77, 15], Ved. Inf.' ṛcáse [RV. vi, 39, 5 and vii, 61, 6]) to shine, brilliant RV

• to praise, sing (also used of the roaring of the Maruts, and of a bull [RV. iv, 16, 3]) RV. AV. ŚBr., to praise anything to another (dat.), recommend RV

• to honour or treat with respect MBh. &c

• to adorn VarBṛS.: exceptionally Ā. (i. pl. arcāmahe) to honour MBh. ii, 1383: Caus. (2. sg. arcayas) to cause to shine RV. iii, 44, 2. P. Ā. to honour or treat with respect Mn. MBh. &c.: Desid. arciciṣati, to wish to honour Pāṇ. 6-1, 3 Sch. Ved. Pass. ṛcyate (p. ṛcyámāna) to be praised RV

arc 2

árc m. (instr. arcā́) fn. shining, brilliant ṅmn. RV. vi, 34, 4