Dictionary meanings for rakṣ from Apte and Monier-Williams.
apte + mw
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1 P. (rakṣati, rakṣita) 1 To protect, guard, take care of, watch, tend (as cattle); rule, govern (as earth); bhavānimāṃ pratikṛtiṃ rakṣatu Ś. 6; jñāsyasi kiyadbhu jo me rakṣati maurvīkiṇāṃka iti Ś. 1. 13.
2 To keep, not to divulge; rahasyaṃ rakṣati.
3 To pre- serve, save, keep away from, spare (often with abl.); sakhījanādupahasa- nīyatāṃ rakṣāmi Mk. 4; darśanapatha drakṣyate Ratn. 1; alabdhaṃ caiva lipseta...
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
cl.1 P. (Dha1tup. xvii, 6) r/akṣati (Ved. and mc. also te; pf. rar/akṣa RV. &c; aor. arakṣīt AV. &c; arākṣīt Br.; Prec. rakṣyāt Gr.; fut. rakṣitā MBh.; rakṣiṣyati Cond. arakṣiṣyat ib.; rakṣye R.; inf. rakṣitum MBh.), to guard, watch, take care of, protect,... (ifc.) guarding, watching &c (See gorakṣ). 110310 859,3 173051 mf (I) n. (f (A). See p.860) guarding, watching, protecting, serving 859,3 173052 mf (I) n. a...