masculine ~ā, feminine · ārakkha 1 · ārakkha 2
Ārakkha [ā + rakkha] watch, guard, protection, care D II 59; III 289; S IV 97, 175, 195; A II 120; III 38; IV 266, 270, 281 (°sampadā), 322 (the same), 400; V 29 f.; Ja I 203; II 326; IV 29 (°purisa); V 212 (°ṭ-ṭhāna, i.e. harem), 374 (°parivāra); Pp 21 (an°), 24; Miln 154; Vism 19 {107} (°gocara preventive behaviour, cautiousness); Pj II 476 (°devatā); Pj I 120 (the same), 169; Dhp-a II 146; Pv-a 195; Saddh 357, 365.
a guard, protection; preservation; keeping fast
(masc, masc, agent, from ārakkhati) guard; watchman; protector Construction: ā + √rakkh + a
(masc, masc, from ārakkhati) protection; preservation; safe-keeping; safeguarding Construction: ā + √rakkh + a