‹ Back to the text

ārakkhāya

ārakkha

masc dat sg of ārakkha (noun); fem instr sg of ārakkhā (noun); fem dat sg of ārakkhā (noun); fem abl sg of ārakkhā (noun); …

1. ārakkha (masc): guard; watchman; protector
2. ārakkha (masc): protection; preservation; safe-keeping; safeguarding
3. ārakkhā (fem): guard; watch; protection

Etymology. ā + √rakkh + a; from √rakkh 'protect'; Sanskrit ārakṣa [ārakṣ]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

Lite mode — plain HTML for e-readers and old browsers. Full version