Ruci
Ruci,(f.) [fr.ruc,cp.Vedic ruc (f.) light,Classic Sk.ruci in meaning “pleasure”] 1.splendour,light,brightness Sn.548 (su° very splendid; SnA 453=sundara-sarīrappabha).-- 2.inclination,liking,pleasure PvA.59 (°ṁ uppādeti to find pleasure,to be satisfied).--aruci aversion,dislike Th.2,472.--ruci object of pleasure J.V,371.--ruciyā (Abl.) in the pleasure (of),by the liking (of) (cp.No.3),in phrases attano ruciyā (attano citta-ruciyā:so read for °ruciyaṁ!); as one pleases,by one’s own free will,ad lib.J.I,106; IV,281; PvA.59; parassa r.pavattati to live by the pleasure (gratiâ) of somebody else,i.e.to be dependent on others DA.I,212.--yathā ruciṁ according to liking or satisfaction,fully,amply Mhvs 4,43; 5,230; PvA.88,126,242.‹-› 3.In dogmatic language used in the sense of “will” or “influence” in combn diṭṭhi, khanti, ruci one’s views,indulgence & pleasure (=will),i.e.one’s intellectual,emotional & volitional sphere,e.g.Vin.I,70; Sn.781 (without khanti,but see defn at Nd1 65); also with saddhā,anussavo,ākāraparivitakke,diṭṭhinijjhānakhanti M.II,170,218; 234; contrasted with dhamma D.III,40; Vbh.245 (in defn of “idha”:cp.same at Ps.I,176 and Nd2 145),325,328.aññatra ruciyā under the influence of someone else’s will S.II,115; IV,138.See also bhāva 2a.(Page 572)