रक्ष्
See also: रक्षा
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hrakṣ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrakš-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek- (“to defend”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἀλέξω (aléxō, “I defend”), Old Armenian երաշխիք (erašxikʿ) (an Iranian loanword), Old English ealgian (“to protect, defend”).
Root
रक्ष् • (rakṣ)
- to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save, preserve
- to tend (cattle)
- to rule (the earth or a country)
- to keep (a secret)
- to spare, have regard to (another's feelings)
- to observe (a law, duty &c.)
- to guard against, ward off, keep away, prevent, frustrate, injure
- to heed, attend to
- to conceal, hide
Derived terms
- रक्षक (rakṣaka)
- रक्षण (rakṣaṇa)
- रक्षा (rakṣā)
- रक्षति (rakṣati)
- रक्षित (rakṣita)
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “रक्ष्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 0859.