Raccha, Racchā: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Raccha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, Jainism, Prakrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Rachchha.
India history and geography
Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)Racchā (रच्छा) (Prakrit) (in Sanskrit: Rakṣā) refers to “police posts (which were like defense citadels)” in ancient Indian cities, according to Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—The Kuvalayamala (779 A.D.) is full of cultural material which gains in value because of the firm date of its composition. [...] Page 58.32: There is a reference to racchā-caukka or Police posts which were like defense citadels garrisoned by soldiers and were a common feature of medieval administration Ṭhāṇe. These were also known as gulma-sthāna, the garrisioning contingent of the government, in Gupta administration and found in Mṛcchakaṭika. In the medieval period, the rakṣā-cātuṣkika had come into existence and is recorded in the inscription of Vastupāla and Tejapāla (Tejāpāla-praśasti, about 1225 A.D.).
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryracchā : (f.) street.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryRacchā, (f.) (Sk. rathyā. This the contracted form. The diaeretic forms are rathiyā & rathikā (q. v.)) a carriage road Vin. II, 194; III, 151; IV, 271 (=rathiyā); V, 205 (raccha-gata); J. I, 425; V, 335; VI, 276 (in its relation to vīthi); Dāvs. V, 48; PvA. 24 (koṇa°). (Page 561)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryRaccha (रच्छ).—in Thomas ap. Hoernle [Manuscript Remains of Buddhist literature found in Eastern Turkestan] 106.2 (prose), conjectured to be for Pali racchā = Sanskrit rathyā, highway: in [compound] (sphītāḥ karvaṭa-)raccha-grāma-nigamā(ḥ).
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryRacchā (रच्छा) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Rathyā.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Raccha-poccha, Racchacaukka, Racchamaya.
Ends with: Aparaccha, Baraccha, Ksharaccha, Puraccha, Rudraccha, Taraccha, Teraccha, Tiraccha.
Full-text: Catushkona, Rathya, Caccara, Kona, Raksha, Nibbiddha, Rathika, Gulmasthana, Defense citadel, Police, Vithi.
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Vinaya Pitaka (2): Bhikkhuni-vibhanga (the analysis of Nun’ rules) (by I. B. Horner)
Vinaya Pitaka (1): Bhikkhu-vibhanga (the analysis of Monks’ rules) (by I. B. Horner)
Vinaya (3): The Cullavagga (by T. W. Rhys Davids)
Cullavagga, Khandaka 5, Chapter 29 < [Khandaka 5 - On the Daily Life of the Bhikkhus]
Cullavagga, Khandaka 7, Chapter 3 < [Khandaka 7 - Dissensions in the Order]
Vinaya Pitaka (3): Khandhaka (by I. B. Horner)
Sending out Nālāgiri < [17. Schism in an Order (Saṅghabheda)]
The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 533: Cullahaṃsa-jātaka < [Volume 5]