रक्षाrakṣā

रक्षा (rakṣā) is a Sanskrit word meaning protection, care, or preservation, a guard, watch, or sentinel, a preservative, a bracelet or amulet used as a charm, a tutelary divinity, guard, protection. Its 22 recorded definitions are grouped into 10 contexts, among them Act of protection, preservation, security, Protective wrist-thread (Rakhi), Ashes (as preservative).

Root: 1. रक्ष् (1. rakṣ)
Definitions: 22

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Meanings by context

Act of protection, preservation, security

8 definitions

protection, care, or preservation

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Protection or preservation

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Care, security

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A guard or watch.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Protection, deliverance, or preservation. 2. Guard or sentinel. 3. A preservative, amulet, or mystical object.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Guarding and preservation. 2. A guard or watch. 3. A tutelary deity. 4. Ashes. 5. An amulet or protective charm. 6. A protective thread bound around the wrist on certain occasions.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

protection, watch

— Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

Guard, protection

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Protective wrist-thread (Rakhi)

3 definitions

A thread or silk bound around the wrist on special occasions as an amulet, symbol of mutual dependence, or mark of respect.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a protective thread or silk band tied around the wrist on special occasions

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A protective thread or amulet fastened around the wrist on special occasions.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ashes (as preservative)

2 definitions

ashes used as a preservative

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Ashes

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Protective object, amulet, preservative

2 definitions

1. A preservative. 2. A bracelet or amulet used as a charm.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

An amulet or charm used as a preservative

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Tutelary deity

2 definitions

a tutelary divinity

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A tutelary deity

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Guardian, watchman, protective official

1 definition

a guard, watch, or sentinel

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Lac

1 definition

Lac

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Proper name (mythological)

1 definition

sister of Riksha, wife of Prajapati, and mother of Jambavan

— The Purana Index

Protective places, practices, or ceremonies

1 definition

the use of amulets to protect against evil

— The Purana Index

Species of tree (in compound name)

1 definition

a species of birch tree

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

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Definitions on this page come from 7 works: Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.