रक्षति

रक्षति

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hrákṣati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrákšati, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂lékseti (“to protect, to guard”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to guard, defend, help”), Old English ealgian (“to protect”), Middle Persian lškl (laškar) (whence Persian لشکر‎ (laškar, “army”)).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɽɐ́k.ʂɐ.t̪i/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɽɐk.ʂɐ.t̪i/

Verb

रक्षति • (rákṣati) (root रक्ष्, class 1, type P)

1. to protect, defend, guard

Descendants

• Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: [Term?]
  • Assamese: ৰখা (rokha), ৰাখা (rakha)
  • Bengali: রাখা (rakha)
  • Sylheti: ꠞꠣꠈꠣ (raxa)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (rakkhaï)
  • Old Marathi: राखणे (rākhaṇe)
    • Marathi: राखणे (rākhṇe)
• Pali: rakkhati
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀤𑀺 (rakkhadi)
  • Gujarati: રાખવું (rākhvũ)
  • Hindi: रखना (rakhnā)
  • Nepali: राख्नु (rākhnu)
  • Punjabi: ਰੱਖਣਾ (rakhṇā)