Pāli Dictionary

rakkhā

approximate

rakkhroot

Part of speech

noun

Root

rakkh1protect

Synonyms

tāṇatā

general

  • protection; guarding; safety; shelter

  • AN 4.67

    ahivicchikā satapadī, uṇṇanābhī sarabū mūsikā, katā me rakkhā katā me parittā, paṭikkamantu bhūtāni.

  • SN 3.5

    bāhirā h'esā rakkhā, n'esā rakkhā ajjhattikā, tasmā tesaṃ arakkhito attā.

rakkhati

rakkhastemtisuffix

via inflected form rakkha · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Synonyms

anurakkhati, pāleti, gopeti, abhipāleti

general

  • protects; guards; watches over; preserves

  • Dhp 36

    sududdasaṃ sunipuṇaṃ, yatthakāmanipātinaṃ, cittaṃ rakkhetha medhāvī, cittaṃ guttaṃ sukh'āvahaṃ.

  • MN 61

    seyyathā'pi, rāhula, rañño nāgo īsādanto urūḷhavā abhijāto saṅgām'āvacaro saṅgāmagato… dantehi'pi kammaṃ karoti, naṅguṭṭhena'pi kammaṃ karoti, rakkhati-eva soṇḍaṃ.

  • wards off; prevents; guards against

  • Dhp 231

    kāyappakopaṃ rakkheyya, kāyena saṃvuto siyā, kāyaduccaritaṃ hitvā, kāyena sucaritaṃ care.

  • Snp 3.11

    samānabhāgaṃ kubbetha, gāme akkuṭṭhavanditaṃ, manopadosaṃ rakkheyya, santo anuṇṇato care.

  • keeps hidden; shields from view

  • DN 33

    parisuddhavacīsamācāro āvuso, tathāgato, n'atthi tathāgatassa vacīduccaritaṃ, yaṃ tathāgato rakkheyya, mā me idaṃ paro aññāsī'ti. parisuddhamanosamācāro, āvuso, tathāgato, n'atthi tathāgatassa manoduccaritaṃ yaṃ tathāgato rakkheyya, mā me idaṃ paro aññāsī'ti.

Encyclopedia

4 entries

Rakkha
Person

  • A general who served Parakkamabāhu I after defecting from Gajabāhu, led the conquest of the Malaya country, and later, as commander-in-chief, crushed Queen Sugalā’s revolt in Rohaṇa and recovered the Sacred Tooth and Bowl.

Rakkha2
Person

  • A general of Parakkamabāhu I, known as Laṅkādhinātha, who helped capture Pulatthipura from Gajabāhu but was later killed by Mānābharaṇa after growing lax with resentment over a rival commander’s favor.

Rakkha3
Person

  • An officer of Parakkamabāhu I, also called Mahālekha, who fought an eight-day battle against rival generals at Pillaviṭṭhi and brought the district of Kālavāpi under his king’s control.

Rakkha4
Person

  • An officer of Parakkamabāhu I, known as Damiḷādhikāri, who played a leading role in subduing the rebellious province of Rohaṇa through a long series of battles and settled there after winning the district of Dvādasasahassaka.

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