rakṣ रक्ष् cl. 1. P. ([Dhātup. xvii, 6]) rákṣati (Ved. and mc. also °te; pf. rarákṣa, [RV.] &c. &c.; aor. arakṣīt, [AV.] &c.; arākṣīt, [Br.]; Prec. rakṣyāt Gr.; fut. rakṣitā, [MBh.]; rakṣiṣyati Cond. arakṣiṣyat, [ib.]; rakṣye, [R.]; inf. rakṣitum, [MBh.]), to guard, watch, take care of, protect, save, preserve (‘from’ abl.), [RV.] &c. &c.; to tend (cattle), [Mn.]; [MBh.]; [R.]; to rule (the earth or a country), [MBh.]; [Rājat.]; to keep (a secret), [Kathās.]; to spare, have regard to (another's feelings), [Mālav.]; to observe (a law, duty &c.), [RV.]; [MBh.]; to guard against, ward off, keep away, prevent, frustrate, injure, [AV. v, 1]; to beware of [Kathās.]; (Ā.) to heed, attend to (loc.), [RV. i, 72, 5]; (Ā.) to conceal, hide (?), [RV. ix, 68, 4]; to conceal one's self, be afraid (?), [ib.] [x, 68, 1] : Caus. rakṣayati, °te (aor. ararakṣat, [Pāṇ. vii, 4, 93], Sch.), to guard, watch, save or protect from (abl.), [Kāv.]; [Pañcat.] : Desid. rirakṣati, to wish to guard, intend to protect from (abl.), [MBh.] : Intens. See rārakṣāṇá. [Prob. a kind of Desid. of some root like raj or rajj; cf. Gk. ἀ-λέξω, ἀρκέω; Lat. arx, arceo.] (ifc.) guarding, watching &c. (see gorakṣ). rakṣā रक्षा f. the act of protecting or guarding, protection, care, preservation, security, [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c. a guard, watch, sentinel, [Mṛcch.]; [Kām.] any preservative, (esp.) a sort of bracelet or amulet, any mysterious token used as a charm, [BhP.]; [Suśr.] a tutelary divinity (cf. mahā-r°) ashes (used as a preservative), [L.] a piece of thread or silk bound round the wrist on partic. occasions (esp. on the full moon of Śrāvaṇa, either as an amulet and preservative against misfortune, or as a symbol of mutual dependence, or as a mark of respect), [MW.] rakṣī रक्षी f. a piece of thread or silk bound round the wrist on partic. occasions (esp. on the full moon of Śrāvaṇa, either as an amulet and preservative against misfortune, or as a symbol of mutual dependence, or as a mark of respect), [MW.] rakṣa रक्ष rakṣá mf(I)n. (f(A). See p. 860) guarding, watching, protecting, serving a watcher, keeper, [Suparṇ.]; [MBh.] &c. (mostly ifc.; cf. kṣetra-, go-, cakra-r° &c.) in comp. for rakṣas. rakṣi रक्षि (ifc.) guarding, protecting (see pathi-, paśu-, soma-r°). in comp. for rakṣin. rakṣo रक्षो in comp. for rakṣas. rakṣṇa रक्ष्ण m. ([Pāṇ. iii, 3, 90]) protection, guard (°ṇam-√ kṛ, with abl. ‘to protect from’), [Bhaṭṭ.] rakṣaḥ रक्षः in comp. for rakṣas. rakṣas रक्षस् rákṣas mfn. guarding, watching (see pathir°) rákṣas n. ‘anything to be guarded against or warded off’, harm, injury, damage, [RV.] (in [RV.] & [AV.] also rakṣás, m.) an evil being or demon, a Rākṣasa (q.v.; in [VP.] identified with Nirṛti or Nairṛta), [RV.]; &c. pl. N. of a warlike race g. parśv-ādi. rakṣin रक्षिन् mfn. id. (often ifc.; °ṣi-tva n.), [ŚrS.]; [MBh.] &c. (ifc.) guarding against, avoiding, keeping off, preventing, [R.] rakṣya रक्ष्य mfn. to be guarded or protected or taken care of [Āpast.]; [MBh.] &c. to be prevented from (abl.), [Kathās.] to be guarded against or avoided, [ib.]; [Rājat.] rakṣaṇā रक्षणा f. guarding, protection, [Śak.] (v.l.), [Pañcar.] rakṣaṇī रक्षणी f. a rein, bridle, [L.] Ficus Heterophylla, [L.] rakṣaṇa रक्षण m. ‘protector’, N. of Viṣṇu, [MBh.] rákṣaṇa (rá°), n. the act of guarding, watching, protecting, tending (of cattle), preservation (‘of’ gen. loc. or comp.), [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c. a ceremony performed for protection or preservation, [MārkP.] rakṣaka रक्षक mf(ikA)n. = 1. rakṣa, [Kathās.]; [Pañcat.]; [Hit.] (cf. aṅga-, go-, dhana-r° &c.) rakṣikā रक्षिका f. an amulet, charm, anything worn as a preservative, [L.] rakṣika रक्षिक m. (fr. rakṣā) a guard, protector, policeman, [Daś.] rakṣitā रक्षिता f. N. of an Apsaras, [MBh.] rakṣita रक्षित rakṣitá mfn. guarded, protected, saved, preserved, maintained, kept, [RV.] &c. &c. rakṣitá m. N. of a teacher of medicine, [Suśr.] of a grammarian, [Siddh.] of various other men, [HPariś.] rakṣitṛ रक्षितृ rakṣitṛ́ mfn. one who guards or protects, a guard, protector, watch, sentinel, [RV.]; &c. rakṣāvat रक्षावत् rakṣā—vat mfn. enjoying protection, guarded, [Ragh.]; [Prab.] rakṣaīśa रक्षईश rakṣa—īśa m. ‘lord of the Rākṣasas’, N. of Rāvaṇa, [L.] rakṣasya रक्षस्य rakṣasyà mf(A)n. useful for (keeping off) Rākṣasas, anti-demoniacal, [TS.] (cf. [Pāṇ. iv, 4, 121]). rakṣitva रक्षित्व rakṣi-tva n. rakṣobhāṣ रक्षोभाष् rakṣo—bhāṣ mfn. yelling or making a noise like Rākṣasas, [AitBr.] rakṣoghnī रक्षोघ्नी rakṣo—ghnī (ghnī), f. Acorus Calamus, [L.] rakṣoghna रक्षोघ्न rakṣo—ghna mfn. driving back or destroying R°s [Kauś.]; [R.]; [Suśr.] &c. rakṣo—ghna m. (scil. mantra) a spell or incantation destructive of R°s [Kathās.] (-mantra m. N. of wk.) (-sūkta n. N. of wk.) rakṣo—ghna m. Semecarpus Anacardium, [L.] white mustard, [L.] rakṣo—ghna n. sour rice-gruel, [L.] Asa Foetida, [L.] (for rakṣo-ghnī See under -han). rakṣohan रक्षोहन् rakṣo—hán mf(GnI)n. killing or destroying R°s [RV.]; [VS.]; [ŚBr.] rakṣo—hán m. a partic. spell, [Kauś.] (cf. rakṣo-ghna) bdellium, [L.] (with brāhma) N. of the author of [RV. x, 162]; [Anukr.] rakṣoyuj रक्षोयुज् rakṣo—yúj mfn. associated with Rākṣasas, [RV.] rakṣāgṛha रक्षागृह rakṣā—gṛha n. ‘watch-room’, a lying-in chamber, [Ragh.] rakṣāmaṇi रक्षामणि rakṣā—maṇi m. a jewel worn as a preservative (against evil spirits &c.), [Kathās.] N. of various works. rakṣāpati रक्षापति rakṣā—pati m. = -rakṣādhipati, [VarBṛS.] rakṣārtham रक्षार्थम् rakṣā°rtham (°kṣārth°), ind. for the sake of protection, [MW.] rakṣaṇīya रक्षणीय mfn. to be guarded or preserved or protected from (abl.), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. to be ruled by (gen. or instr.), [R.]; [Kathās.] to be guarded against or prevented or avoided, [Kathās.] rakṣapāla रक्षपाल rakṣa—pāla m. a protector, guard, [Pañcat.] rakṣastva रक्षस्त्व rakṣas—tvá n. the nature of a Rākṣasa, fiendishness, malice, [RV.] rakṣasvin रक्षस्विन् rakṣas—vín mfn. demoniacal, evil-disposed, malignant, [RV.]; [AV.] rakṣijana रक्षिजन rakṣi—jana m. an assemblage or force of policemen, [Jātakam.] rakṣitaka रक्षितक mfn. only in dāra-r°, q.v. rakṣitikā रक्षितिका f. N. of a woman, [Kathās.] rakṣogaṇa रक्षोगण rakṣo—gaṇa m. a class or company of Rākṣasas rakṣohaṇa रक्षोहण rakṣo—haṇa mfn. = -han, g. goṣad-ādi rakṣojana रक्षोजन rakṣo—jana m. the Rākṣasa race, [Gobh.] rakṣomukha रक्षोमुख rakṣo—mukha m. N. of a man pl. his descendants g. yaskādi. rakṣonātha रक्षोनाथ rakṣo—nātha m. ‘lord of the R°s’, N. of Rāvaṇa, [A.] rakṣorāja रक्षोराज rakṣo-rāja m. the king of demons, [Hir.] rakṣovāha रक्षोवाह rakṣo—vāha m. pl. N. of a race, [MBh.] rakṣāmalla रक्षामल्ल rakṣā—malla m. N. of a king, [Col.] rakṣāratna रक्षारत्न rakṣā—ratna n. = -maṇi, [Kathās.]; [Rājat.] rakṣāsūtra रक्षासूत्र rakṣā—sūtra n. a carrying-girth, [Harav.] rakṣaḥpāla रक्षःपाल rakṣaḥ—pāla mfn. protecting from R°, [MatsyaP.] rakṣaḥpati रक्षःपति rakṣaḥ—pati m. ‘lord of the Rākṣasas’, N. of Rāvaṇa, [Subh.] rakṣaḥsabha रक्षःसभ rakṣaḥ—sabha n. an assemblage or multitude of Rākṣasas, [L.] rakṣakāmbā रक्षकाम्बा f. N. of a woman, [Cat.] rakṣaspāśa रक्षस्पाश rakṣas—pāśa m. a contemptible R° or demon, [W.] (cf. under pāśa). rakṣitavat रक्षितवत् rakṣita—vat mfn. containing the idea of rakṣ or ‘protecting &c.’, [ĀśvŚr.] rakṣitavya रक्षितव्य mfn. to be guarded or protected or taken care of or kept, [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c. to be guarded against or kept off, [Nir. iv, 18.] rakṣivarga रक्षिवर्ग rakṣi—varga m. an assemblage of guards or sentinels, body-guard, [L.] rakṣohatya रक्षोहत्य rakṣo—hátya n. the killing of R°s [RV.] rakṣovidyā रक्षोविद्या rakṣo—vidyā f. the science of dealing with Rākṣasas, [ŚāṅkhŚr.] rakṣyatama रक्ष्यतम rakṣya—tama mfn. to be most carefully guarded, most worthy of protection, [Mn.]; [MBh.]; [R.] rakṣābhūṣaṇa रक्षाभूषण rakṣā—bhūṣaṇa n. an ornament worn for protection (against evil spirits &c.), [Suśr.] rakṣādhikṛta रक्षाधिकृत rakṣā°dhikṛta (°kṣādh°), mfn. entrusted with the protection or superintendence (of a country &c.), [Mn. vii, 123] rakṣā—°dhikṛta m. = next, [ib.] [ix, 272.] rakṣādhipati रक्षाधिपति rakṣā°dhipati (°kṣādh°), m. a superintendent of police, [Śāntik.] rakṣāmantra रक्षामन्त्र rakṣā—mantra m. N. of a collection of Vedic hymns (chanted at weddings in order to protect the bridal pair from evil influences). rakṣāparigha रक्षापरिघ rakṣā—parigha m. a protective bar or bolt, [Ragh.] rakṣāpattra रक्षापत्त्र rakṣā—pattra m. Betula Bhojpatra, [L.] rakṣāpuruṣa रक्षापुरुष rakṣā—puruṣa m. a watchman, guard, protector, [Pañcat.] (w.r. rakṣa-p°). rakṣaṇārtham रक्षणार्थम् ind. for the sake of guarding or protecting, [MW.] rakṣaṇāraka रक्षणारक m. morbid retention of urine, [L.] (v.l. rakṣaṇīraka). rakṣaṇīraka रक्षणीरक See rakṣaṇāraka. rakṣaṇopāya रक्षणोपाय [ib.] a means of safety, [ib.] rakṣapālaka रक्षपालक rakṣa—pālaka m. id. (f. ikA), [Pañcad.] rakṣapuruṣa रक्षपुरुष rakṣa—puruṣa w.r. for rakṣā-p°, [Pañcat.] rakṣodaivata रक्षोदैवत rakṣo—devatyà ([MaitrS.]; [Kauś.]) or rakṣo—daivata ([Vas.]), mfn. having the R°s for deities, sacred to them. rakṣodevatā रक्षोदेवता rakṣo—devatā f. pl. the R°s compared to deities, the divine R°s [Vas.] rakṣohaṇaka रक्षोहणक rakṣo—ha°ṇaka mfn. containing the word rakṣo-haṇa, [ib.] rakṣojananī रक्षोजननी rakṣo—jananī f. ‘producing R°s’, night, [L.] rakṣāgaṇḍaka रक्षागण्डक rakṣā—gaṇḍaka m. a kind of amulet or talisman, [ib.] rakṣāmaṅgala रक्षामङ्गल rakṣā—maṅgala n. a ceremony performed for protection (against evil spirits &c.), [Śak.]; [Suśr.] rakṣāpekṣaka रक्षापेक्षक rakṣā°pekṣaka (°kṣāp°), m. a doorkeeper or porter, [W.] a guard of the women's apartments, [ib.] a catamite, [ib.] an actor, mime, [ib.] rakṣāpradīpa रक्षाप्रदीप rakṣā—pradīpa m. a light kept burning for protection (against evil spirits &c.), [Kathās.] rakṣāsarṣapa रक्षासर्षप rakṣā—sarṣapa m. mustard as a preservative (against evil spirits &c.), [Rājat.] rakṣodevatya रक्षोदेवत्य rakṣo—devatyà ([MaitrS.]; [Kauś.]) or rakṣo—daivata ([Vas.]), mfn. having the R°s for deities, sacred to them. rakṣāmahauṣadhi रक्षामहौषधि rakṣā—mahauṣadhi f. a sovereign remedy serving as a preservative (against evil spirits &c.), [Kathās.] rakṣabhagavatī रक्षभगवती rakṣa—bhagavatī f. = prajñā-pāramitā, [Buddh.] rakṣikapuruṣa रक्षिकपुरुष rakṣika—puruṣa m. id., [ib.] rakṣodhidevatā रक्षोधिदेवता rakṣo—°dhidevatā f. the chief goddess of the R°s [Kathās.] rakṣoghnasūkta रक्षोघ्नसूक्त rakṣo—ghna—sūkta n. N. of wk. rakṣābhyadhikṛta रक्षाभ्यधिकृत rakṣā°bhyadhikṛta (°kṣābh°), mfn. and m. = rakṣādhikṛta, [MBh.] rakṣākaraṇḍaka रक्षाकरण्डक rakṣā—karaṇḍaka n. an amulet in the shape of a small box, [Śak.] rakṣāpaṭṭolikā रक्षापट्टोलिका rakṣā—paṭṭolikā f. a cluster or collection of amulets, [BhavP.] rakṣāpratiśara रक्षाप्रतिशर rakṣā—pratiśara m. (or °rā f(A). ) an amulet, [MBh.] rakṣoghnamantra रक्षोघ्नमन्त्र rakṣo—ghna—mantra m. N. of wk. rakṣovikṣobhiṇī रक्षोविक्षोभिणी rakṣo—vikṣobhiṇī f. ‘R°s-agitating’, N. of a goddess, [Cat.] rakṣogaṇabhojana रक्षोगणभोजन rakṣo—gaṇa—bhojana n. N. of a hell (in which human beings are devoured by R°s), [BhP.] rakṣābandhanavidhi रक्षाबन्धनविधि rakṣā—bandhana-vidhi m. N. of wk. rakṣāratnapradīpa रक्षारत्नप्रदीप rakṣā—ratna—pradīpa m. a lamp shining or brilliant with gems used as a preservative (against evil spirits &c.), [Kathās.]