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rakkheyya

rakkhati

opt 3rd sg of rakkhati (verb); masc voc sg of rakkheyya (ptp); nt voc sg of rakkheyya (ptp)

1. rakkhati (pr): protects; watches over; guards (something against)
2. rakkhati (pr): wards off; prevents; guards against
3. rakkheyya (ptp): which needs to be hidden (by); necessary to protect (for); lit. to be protected
4. rakkhati (pr): keeps hidden; protects from view

Etymology. rakkha + ti; from √rakkh 'protect'; Sanskrit rakṣati [rakṣ]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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