Surakshita, Surakṣita: 11 definitions
Introduction:
Surakshita means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
The Sanskrit term Surakṣita can be transliterated into English as Suraksita or Surakshita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Images (photo gallery)
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraSurakṣita (सुरक्षित) is the name of the superintendent of the women’s apartments of king Vīrabhuja, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 39. The story of Surakṣita and Vīrabhuja was narrated by Hariśikha in order to demonstrate that “good women value nothing more than their husbands”, in other words, “virtuous women serve their husbands in every way, devoted to them alone”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Surakṣita, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureSurakṣita (सुरक्षित) refers to “good protection”, according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, [After the Nāgas were pacified by the Heart-dhāraṇī]: “Then the Bhagavān praised those Nāga chiefs, ‘Well done, well done, O Serpent chiefs. You should act like this. You should protect Jambudvīpa with good protection (surakṣita) [...]’”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysurakṣita (सुरक्षित).—p (S) Well preserved or kept; that is in good preservation or order; safe and sound; whole and unimpaired.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishsurakṣita (सुरक्षित).—p Well kept; safe and sound.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySurakṣita (सुरक्षित).—mfn.
(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) Well-preserved or protected. E. su well, rakṣita preserved.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySurakṣita (सुरक्षित).—[adjective] well guarded or protected.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Surakṣita (सुरक्षित):—[=su-rakṣita] [from su > su-yaj] mfn. well protected, carefully guarded, [Pāraskara-gṛhya-sūtra; Mahābhārata] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a man, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySurakṣita (सुरक्षित):—[su-rakṣita] (taḥ-tā-taṃ) a. Well protected, kept, or preserved.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSurakṣita (ಸುರಕ್ಷಿತ):—
1) [adjective] free from or guarded from damage, danger or injury; secure; safe.
2) [adjective] having escaped danger or injury; unharmed; safe.
3) [adjective] taking no risks; prudent; cautious; safe.
--- OR ---
Surakṣita (ಸುರಕ್ಷಿತ):—
1) [noun] the act of guarding, protecting from damage, danger, injury, etc.
2) [noun] he who is in a safe position.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionarySurakṣita (सुरक्षित):—adj. well-secured; well-protected; well-defensed;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Rakshita, Cu, Shu.
Starts with: Surakshita-kala, Surakshita-kshetra, Surakshitam, Surakshitate.
Ends with: Asurakshita, Masurakshita, Vasurakshita.
Full-text: Surakshitam, Curatcitam, Sarvadhikara, Sarvadhikar, Daivahata, Raksh, Antapala, Vijayakshetra, Pratishamayati, Varahakshetra, Uttaramanasa, Nandikshetra, Mandapakshetra, Arishta, Kashmira.
Relevant text
Search found 2 books and stories containing Surakshita, Su-rakshita, Su-rakṣita, Su-raksita, Surakṣita, Suraksita; (plurals include: Surakshitas, rakshitas, rakṣitas, raksitas, Surakṣitas, Suraksitas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Satirical works of Kshemendra (study) (by Arpana Devi)
7.10. Summary of the Pancatantra < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter XXXIX < [Book VII - Ratnaprabhā]