Rakkha (adjective) (—°) [from base rakkh] guarding or to be guarded; (a) active: dhamma° guardian of righteousness or truth Miln 344. {503} (b) passive: in compound dū°, v.l. du° hard to guard Dhp-a I 295. °kathā, v.l. rukkha-°, warding talk Thig-a in Ps.B. , 185, cf. note 415.
(adj, adj, in comps, from rakkhati) protecting; guarding Construction: √rakkh + a