rakkhati
Pali
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Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit रक्षति (rákṣati), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrákšati, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂lékseti. Cognate with Maharastri Prakrit 𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (rakkhaï).
Verb
rakkhati (root rakkh, first conjugation)
- to protect
Conjugation
Conjugation of "rakkhati"
| Active | Middle | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Present | ||||
| 1st | rakkhāmi | rakkhāma | rakkhe | rakkhāmhe |
| 2nd | rakkhasi | rakkhatha | rakkhase | rakkhavhe |
| 3rd | rakkhati | rakkhanti | rakkhate | rakkhante or rakkhare |
| Imperative | ||||
| 1st | rakkhāmi | rakkhāma | rakkhe | rakkhāmase |
| 2nd | rakkha or rakkhāhi | rakkhatha | rakkhassu | rakkhavho |
| 3rd | rakkhatu | rakkhantu | rakkhataṃ | rakkhantaṃ |
| Optative | ||||
| 1st | rakkheyyāmi or rakkheyyaṃ or rakkhe | rakkheyyāma | rakkheyyaṃ | rakkheyyāmhe |
| 2nd | rakkheyyāsi or rakkhe | rakkheyyātha | rakkhetho | rakkheyyavho |
| 3rd | rakkheyya or rakkhe | rakkheyyuṃ | rakkhetha | rakkheraṃ |
- Present active participle: rakkhant, which see for forms and usage
- Present middle participle: rakkhamāna, which see for forms and usage