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==Sanskrit==

===Alternative scripts===
{{sa-alt}}

===Etymology===
{{dercat|sa|inc-pro|inh=1}}
{{etymon|sa|id=protect|inh|iir-pro>*Hrákšati>protect|afeq|रक्ष्>protect|tree=1|text=++}} Cognate with {{cog|grc|ἀλέξω||to guard, defend, help}}, {{cog|ang|ealgian||to protect}}, {{cog|pal|lškl|tr=laškar}} (whence {{cog|fa|لشکر|tr=laškar||army}}).

===Pronunciation===
{{sa-IPA|a=1}}

===Verb===
{{sa-verb|tr=rákṣati|रक्ष्|1|P}}

# to [[protect]], [[defend]], [[guard]]
#* {{Q|sa||RV|10|108|7|quote=अ॒यं नि॒धिः स॑रमे॒ अद्रि॑बुध्नो॒ गोभि॒रश्वे॑भि॒र्वसु॑भि॒र्न्यृ॑ष्टः।<br> '''रक्ष॑न्ति॒''' तं प॒णयो॒ ये सु॑गो॒पा रेकु॑ प॒दमल॑क॒मा ज॑गन्थ॥|t=Paved with the rock is this our treasure-chamber; filled full of precious things, of kine, and horses.<br>These Paṇis who are watchful keepers '''guard''' it. In vain hast thou approached this lonely station.}}

====Conjugation====
{{sa-conj|pres|rákṣati}}
{{sa-conj|impf|árakṣat}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|pi|rakkhati}}
* {{desc|pra|𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇}} {{see desc}}

; Borrowed terms
* {{desc|ta|alts=1|lbor=1|இரட்சி}}
* {{desc|te|రక్షించు|lbor=1}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:CDIAL|rákṣati|10547|page=611}}