roca ( Vedic as adj. once; not in Pali ; M. roa once in different mg. ), ( 1 ) nt. , light (or, possibly, adj. , shining ): sarvabuddhānusāsanīcakrarocaṃ nāma prajñāpāramitāmukhaṃ Gv 449.20 ; ( 2 ) m. , a kind of flower: Mvy 6183 = Tib. me tog mdog mdzes , fair-colored flower or rose ; ( 3 ) (= Pali Roja 2 in DPPN ) n. of an ancient king, in Pali and Mvy son of Mahāsaṃmata ; in Mv , acc. to the (corrupt) ms. which contains the word, son of Kalyāṇa and grandson of Mahāsaṃmata: Mvy 3553 ; in Mv i.348.8 the v.l. of one ms. shows that this name was in the list, tho it is confused with Rava q.v. ; ( 4 ) (= Pali Roja 1 in DPPN ) n. of a minister of the Mallas in Pāpā : MSV i.282.2 ff. (uncle of Ānanda, but unbelieving; converted by Buddha).
roca a. Illuminating, enlightening.