रक्षा
See also: रक्ष्
Hindi
Etymology
From Sanskrit रक्षा (rakṣā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɾək.ʃɑː/
Noun
रक्षा • (rakṣā) f (Urdu spelling رکشا)
- protection
- safety
- defence
- support
Declension
| Declension of रक्षा | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Direct | रक्षा (rakṣā) | रक्षाएँ (rakṣāẽ) |
| Oblique | रक्षा (rakṣā) | रक्षाओं (rakṣāon) |
| Vocative | रक्षा (rakṣā) | रक्षाओ (rakṣāo) |
Synonyms
- (protection) हिफ़ाज़त (hifāzat)
- (protection) मुहाफ़िज़त (muhāfizat)
- (safety) सलामती (salāmtī)
Derived terms
- रक्षक (rakṣak)
Sanskrit
Etymology
From रक्ष् (rakṣ), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek- (“to defend”), same source as Ancient Greek ἀλέξω (aléxō, “I defend”). Other cognates include Old Armenian երաշխիք (erašxikʿ), and Old English ealgian (“to protect, defend”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɽɐk.ʂɑː/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɽɐk.ʂɑː/
Noun
रक्षा • (rakṣā) f
- the act of protecting or guarding, protection, care, preservation, security Mn. MBh. &c.
- a guard, watch, sentinel Mṛicch. Kām.
- any preservative, (esp.) a sort of bracelet or amulet, any mysterious token used as a charm BhP. Suṡr.
- a tutelary divinity (cf. महा-र्°)
- ashes (used as a preservative) L.
- a piece of thread or silk bound round the wrist on partic. occasions (esp. on the full moon of श्रावण, either as an amulet and preservative against misfortune, or as a symbol of mutual dependence, or as a mark of respect) MW.
Declension
| Feminine ā-stem declension of रक्षा | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | रक्षा (rakṣā) | ||
| Gen. sg. | रक्षायाः (rakṣāyāḥ) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | रक्षा (rakṣā) | रक्षे (rakṣe) | रक्षाः (rakṣāḥ) |
| Vocative | रक्षे (rakṣe) | रक्षे (rakṣe) | रक्षाः (rakṣāḥ) |
| Accusative | रक्षाम् (rakṣām) | रक्षे (rakṣe) | रक्षाः (rakṣāḥ) |
| Instrumental | रक्षया (rakṣayā) | रक्षाभ्याम् (rakṣābhyām) | रक्षाभिः (rakṣābhiḥ) |
| Dative | रक्षायै (rakṣāyai) | रक्षाभ्याम् (rakṣābhyām) | रक्षाभ्यः (rakṣābhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | रक्षायाः (rakṣāyāḥ) | रक्षाभ्याम् (rakṣābhyām) | रक्षाभ्यः (rakṣābhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | रक्षायाः (rakṣāyāḥ) | रक्षयोः (rakṣayoḥ) | रक्षानाम् (rakṣānām) |
| Locative | रक्षायाम् (rakṣāyām) | रक्षयोः (rakṣayoḥ) | रक्षासु (rakṣāsu) |
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “रक्षा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 860/1.