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bhaginirakkhitā

bhaginirakkhita

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

1. protected by a sister

Built from

• bhaginī — root · sister
  From bhaga- (share, portion) + -inī (feminine agent suffix). Related to Sanskrit bhaginī and ultimately to the root meaning
• rakkhita — stem · protected, guarded
  Past participle of rakkhati (to protect, guard), from the root rakkh-. Related to Sanskrit rakṣati (guards) and English wreck (originally to guard).

Analysis. bhaginī (sister) + rakkhita (protected, guarded) — a compound descriptive of one guarded or sheltered by a sister, or figuratively of something entrusted to sisterly care.

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

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