Rakshaka, 搁补办峁办补: 17 definitions
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Rakshaka means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term 搁补办峁办补 can be transliterated into English as Raksaka or Rakshaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Rakshak.
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation1) 搁补办峁办补 (啶班啷嵿し啶�) refers to the 鈥渨atchmen鈥� (during a Vedic ritual), as mentioned in the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.2.27. Accordingly as Brahm膩 narrated to N膩rada:鈥斺�淸...] once a great sacrifice was started by Dak峁, [...] The guardians of the quarters (诲颈办辫腻濒补) became the gatekeepers and watchmen (谤补办峁办补). They were well-equipped in arms and had many attendants to assist them. They were very enthusiastic鈥�.
2) 搁补办峁办补 (啶班啷嵿し啶�) refers to a 鈥淰墨rabhadra鈥檚 body-guards鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.2.33. Accordingly, as Brahm膩 narrated to N膩rada:鈥斺�淸...] Receiving his command, with his head bowed down in reverence, V墨rabhadra set off immediately to the place of sacrifice. [...] Many strong lions, tigers, crocodiles, huge fishes and thousands of elephants constituted his body-guard (搁补办峁办补)鈥�.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi搁补办峁办补 (啶班啷嵿し啶�) refers to the 鈥減rotector (of the 产耻诲诲丑补艣腻蝉补苍补鈥擠harma)鈥�, according to the Kala艣a P奴j膩 [i.e., Kalasha Worship] ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasa峁僾ara Sam膩dhi, which refers to the primary 辫奴箩腻 and 蝉腻诲丑补苍腻 practice of Newah Mah膩y膩na-Vajray膩na Buddhists in Nepal.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淒ark-blue colored, mounted on a corpse, a dharma protector (产耻诲诲丑补艣腻蝉补苍补-谤补办峁办补), A lord bearing a knife and skull bowl, Mah膩k膩la, I give homage鈥�.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra搁补办峁办补 (啶班啷嵿し啶�) refers to one of the ten divisions of Gods, situated in the 鈥渦pper World鈥� (奴rdhvaloka), according to chapter 2.3 [补箩颈迟补苍腻迟丑补-肠补谤颈迟谤补] of Hemacandra鈥檚 11th century Tri峁峁ａ弓i艣al膩k膩puru峁caritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.鈥擜ccordingly:鈥斺�淸...] The 10 divisions of the gods are: Indras, S膩m膩nikas, Tr膩yastri峁兣沘s, P膩r峁dyas, 搁补办峁办补s, Lokap膩las, An墨kas, Prak墨r峁嘺s, 膧bhiyogikas, Kilbi峁kas. [....] The 搁补办峁办补s are bodyguards (i.e., of Hari). [...]鈥�.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary谤补办峁办补 (啶班啷嵿し啶�).鈥攁 (S) That preserves, keeps, protects. 2 fig. A miser.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English谤补办峁办补 (啶班啷嵿し啶�).鈥�a That preserves, keeps. Fig. A miser.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary搁补办峁办补 (啶班啷嵿し啶�).鈥�a. (-办峁办腻 f.) [啶班啷嵿し啷�-啶｀啶掂啶侧 (谤补办峁�-峁噕耻濒)] Guarding, protecting.
-办补岣� A protector, guardian, guard, watchman.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary搁补办峁办补 (啶班啷嵿し啶�).鈥攎fn.
(-办补岣�-办峁办腻-ka峁�) Who or what protects, &c. m.
(-办补岣�) 1. A guardian, a protector. 2. A watch, a guard. E. 谤补办峁 to preserve, vun aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary搁补办峁办补 (啶班啷嵿し啶�).鈥擺谤补办峁� + aka], I. adj. Who or what protects, who tends, [惭腻苍补惫补诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补] 8, 102. Ii. m. A protector, a guardian, [贬颈迟辞辫补诲别艣补] 91, 1, M.M.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary搁补办峁办补 (啶班啷嵿し啶�).鈥擺masculine] ra办峁办腻 [feminine] guardian, protector.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary搁补办峁办补 (啶班啷嵿し啶�):鈥擺from 谤补办峁�] mf(颈办腻)n. = 谤补办峁1 [Kath膩sarits膩gara; Pa帽catantra; 贬颈迟辞辫补诲别艣补] (cf. 补峁単补-, go-, dhana-r etc.)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary搁补办峁办补 (啶班啷嵿し啶�):鈥擺(ka岣�-k膩-ka峁�) a.] Preserving. m. A guardian, a guard.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)搁补办峁办补 (啶班啷嵿し啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Rakkhaa, Rakkhaga.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary搁补办峁办补 (啶班啷嵿し啶�) [Also spelled rakshak]:鈥�(a and nm) protectant/protector; saviour/defender; guard; keeper; custodian; -[dala] guard.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus搁补办峁办补 (嗖班矔喑嵿卜嗖�):鈥擺adjective] protecting, tending to protect; guarding.
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搁补办峁办补 (嗖班矔喑嵿卜嗖�):鈥擺noun] a man who protects; a protector; a guard.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary搁补办峁办补 (啶班啷嵿し啶�):鈥攁dj. protective; defensive; guarding; preserving; n. 1. defender; protector; guard; watchman; keeper;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Rakshakamba, Rakshakan, Rakshakara, Rakshakaranda, Rakshakarandaka, Rakshakavaca, Rakshakavaj, Rakshakavaja.
Full-text (+65): Arakshaka, Samrakshaka, Parirakshaka, Gorakshaka, Angarakshaka, Shasyarakshaka, Bhumirakshaka, Ratrirakshaka, Margarakshaka, Sharirarakshaka, Atmarakshaka, Aranyarakshaka, Pancarakshaka, Dhanarakshaka, Vanarakshaka, Dvararakshaka, Mudrarakshaka, Purarakshaka, Udyanarakshaka, Griharakshaka.
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