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Richa (Rucha) 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 Richa is the Sanskrit word, ric, which means ''to praise''. 〔A Sanskrit English Dictionary 2005 Deluxe Edition: Etymologically and Philologically Arranged with Special Reference to Cognate Indo-European Languages by M Monier-Williams.〕 Richa, is therefore, one ric after the other. Other meanings of ric are splendour, worship, a hymn. 〔Apte Sanskrit dictionary: http://aa2411s.aa.tufs.ac.jp/~tjun/sktdic/ 〕 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". There is another meaning of Richa which means the stack of souls in the world existence In 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. Notable people named Richa *Richa Ahuja, actress *Richa Gangopadhyay, actress *Richa Pallod, actress *Richa Panai, actress *Richa Sharma (singer), singer *Richa Sharma (actor) *Richa Tiwari, (Sagar, Madhya Pradesh Theater Artist) *Richa Garg, Doctor == References == 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Richa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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