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bhāturakkhitā

bhāturakkhita

masc nom pl of bhāturakkhita (adj); fem nom sg of bhāturakkhita (adj); fem nom pl of bhāturakkhita (adj); nt nom pl of bhāturakkhita (adj); …

1. protected by a brother

Built from

• bhātu — root · brother, kinsman
  Endearing or colloquial form of bhātika, descended from Sanskrit bhrātu- and the Indo-European family *bhrāter- (English brother, Latin frāter, Greek phrā́tēr). The root sense is 'one who shares', from √bhā 'to share, apportion'.
• rakkhita — stem · protected, guarded
  Past participle of rakkhati (√rakkh 'to watch, guard, protect'). Cognate with Latin regere 'to rule' and rex 'king', from the sense 'to lead straight, keep in order'. The -ita ending marks the perfective/passive aspect.

Analysis. bhātu-rakkhita: bhātu (brother, from √bhā 'to share', hence 'sharer of kinship') + rakkhita (protected, past participle of rakkhati 'to guard, protect'). A dvandva-like possessive compound: 'protected by a brother' or more broadly 'protected by kinsmen'.

Etymology. bhātu is a colloquial or endearing form of bhātika (brother, related to Sanskrit bhrātu- and Indo-European *bhrāter-, cognate with English brother, Latin frāter, Greek phrā́tēr 'member of a phratry'). Rakkhita derives from rakkhati (√rakkh 'to watch over, guard'), akin to Latin regere 'to rule' and rex 'king', both from the root sense 'to lead straight, guide, keep in order'.

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

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