रक्षति

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrákšati, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂lékseti (“to protect, to guard”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to guard, to defend to help”), Old English ealgian (“to protect”), Middle Persian lškl (laškar) (modern Persian (laškar, “army”)).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɽɐ́k.ʂɐ.t̪i/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɽɐk.ʂɐ.t̪i/

Verb

रक्षति • (rákṣati) (root रक्ष्, class 1, type parasmaipada)

to protect, defend, guard

Descendants

Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: [Term?]
- Assamese: ৰখা (rokha), ৰাখা (rakha)
- Bengali: রাখা (rakha)
- Sylheti: ꠞꠣꠈꠣ (raxa)
Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (rakkhaï)
- Old Marathi: राखणे (rākhaṇe)
  - Marathi: राखणे (rākhṇe)
Pali: rakkhati
Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀤𑀺 (rakkhadi)
- Gujarati: રાખવું (rākhvũ)
- Hindi: रखना (rakhnā)
- Nepali: राख्नु (rākhnu)
- Punjabi: ਰੱਖਣਾ (rakkhaṇā)

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