रक्षा

See also: रक्ष्

Hindi

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Sanskrit रक्षा (rakṣā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾək.ʂɑː/, [ɾɐk.ʃäː]

Noun

रक्षा • (rakṣā) f (Urdu spelling رکشا)

1. protection
2. safety
3. defence
4. support

Synonyms

• (protection) हिफ़ाज़त (hifāzat)
• (protection) मुहाफ़िज़त (muhāfizat)
• (safety) सलामती (salāmtī)

Derived terms

• रक्षक (rakṣak)

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From रक्ष् (rakṣ), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek- (“to defend”), same source as Ancient Greek ἀλέξω (aléxō, “I defend”). Other cognates include Old Armenian երաշխիք (erašxikʻ), and Old English ealgian (“to protect, defend”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɾɐk.ʂɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɾɐk.ʂɑː/

Noun

रक्षा • (rakṣā) stem, f

1. the act of protecting or guarding, protection, care, preservation, security Mn. MBh. &c.
2. a guard, watch, sentinel Mṛicch. Kām.
3. any preservative, (esp.) a sort of bracelet or amulet, any mysterious token used as a charm BhP. Suṡr.
4. a tutelary divinity (cf. महा-र्°)
5. ashes (used as a preservative) L.
6. a piece of thread or silk bound round the wrist on partic. occasions (esp. on the full moon of श्रावण, either as an amulet and preservative against misfortune, or as a symbol of mutual dependence, or as a mark of respect) MW.

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of रक्षा
Nom. sg.	रक्षा (rakṣā)
Gen. sg.	रक्षायाः (rakṣāyāḥ)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रक्षा (rakṣā)	रक्षे (rakṣe)	रक्षाः (rakṣāḥ)
Vocative	रक्षे (rakṣe)	रक्षे (rakṣe)	रक्षाः (rakṣāḥ)
Accusative	रक्षाम् (rakṣām)	रक्षे (rakṣe)	रक्षाः (rakṣāḥ)
Instrumental	रक्षया (rakṣayā)	रक्षाभ्याम् (rakṣābhyām)	रक्षाभिः (rakṣābhiḥ)
Dative	रक्षायै (rakṣāyai)	रक्षाभ्याम् (rakṣābhyām)	रक्षाभ्यः (rakṣābhyaḥ)
Ablative	रक्षायाः (rakṣāyāḥ)	रक्षाभ्याम् (rakṣābhyām)	रक्षाभ्यः (rakṣābhyaḥ)
Genitive	रक्षायाः (rakṣāyāḥ)	रक्षयोः (rakṣayoḥ)	रक्षानाम् (rakṣānām)
Locative	रक्षायाम् (rakṣāyām)	रक्षयोः (rakṣayoḥ)	रक्षासु (rakṣāsu)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “रक्षा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 860/1.