Pāli Dictionary

anurakkhā

anuprefixrakkhrootāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

rakkh1ආරක්ෂා කරනවා

Synonyms

anurakkhaṇā

ethics

  • රැකවරණය; ආරක්ෂාව

  • guarding; protection; preservation

  • SN 42.9

    ehi tvaṃ, gāmaṇi, yena samaṇo gotamo ten'upasaṅkama, upasaṅkamitvā samaṇaṃ gotamaṃ evaṃ vadehi, nanu, bhante, bhagavā anekapariyāyena kulānaṃ anuddayaṃ vaṇṇeti, anurakkhaṃ vaṇṇeti, anukampaṃ vaṇṇetī'ti?

anurakkhati

approximate

anuprefixrakkharoottisuffix

via inflected form anurakkha · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Root

rakkh1ආරක්ෂා කරනවා

Synonyms

rakkhati, pāleti, gopeti, abhipāleti

ethics

  • රැකබලා ගනියි; ආරක්ෂා කරයි

  • looks after; guards; protects (while following)

  • AN 8.49

    idha, visākhe, mātugāmo susaṃvihitakamm'anto hoti, saṅgahitaparijano, bhattu manāpaṃ carati, sambhataṃ anurakkhati.

  • Kp 9

    mātā yathā niyaṃ puttaṃ, āyusā ekaputtam'anurakkhe, evam'pi sabbabhūtesu, mānasaṃ bhāvaye aparimāṇaṃ.

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