Pāli Dictionary

anurakkhati

anuprefixrakkharoottisuffix

Part of speech

verb

Root

rakkh1protect

Synonyms

rakkhati, pāleti, gopeti, abhipāleti

ethics

  • 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.

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 3

anurakkhāiti
  1. anurakkhā

    guarding; protection; preservation

  2. iti

    thus; in this way; so; like this

anurakkhaiti
  1. anurakkhaanurakkhati

    looks after; guards; protects (while following)

  2. iti

    thus; in this way; so; like this

anuakkhāti
  1. anu

    along; beside; alongside; following behind (of space)

  2. akkhāti

    says; tells; declares; explains

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