रक्षति

Sanskrit

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

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 (rakhṇā)

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