Rakhi, Rākhī: 5 definitions

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In Jainism
1. General definition
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Hindi
3. Kannada
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Introduction:

Rakhi means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.

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In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Personal and geographical names in the Gupta inscriptions (jainism)

Rakhi (रखि) is a Prakrit ending for deriving proper personal names, mentioned as an example in the Aṅgavijjā chapter 26. This chapter includes general rules to follow when deriving proper names. The Aṅgavijjā (mentioning rakhi) is an ancient treatise from the 3rd century CE dealing with physiognomic readings, bodily gestures and predictions and was written by a Jain ascetic in 9000 Prakrit stanzas.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

rākhī (राखी).—f (rākhaṇēṃ) A piece of silk, a bit of tinsel, or a cotton string tied around the arm on the day of full moon of Shrawan̤, as a preservative against evil spirits.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

rākhī (राखी).—f A piece of silk or cotton string tied around the arm on the day of the full moon of śrāvaṇa.

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Rākhī (राखी):—(nf) a sacred thread tied by a sister on the wrist of her brother as a mark of affection that binds the brother to protect her in times of crisis; ~[baṃda] on whose hand a [rākhī] has been tied; •[bhāī] adopted (by a woman) as a brother (by tying a [rākhī] around his wrist).

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Rākhi (ರಾಖಿ):—

1) [noun] a band tied by a girl to his brother, on the full moon-day of Śrāvaṇa (the fifth month in Hindu calendar) to protect from evil spirits, mishaps, etc.

2) [noun] a festival observed on this day.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Chapter V - Killing of Putana < [Book V]

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Verse 3.10.85 < [Chapter 10 - The Glories of Śrī Puṇḍarīka Vidyānidhi]

Verse 1.14.134 < [Chapter 14 - The Lord’s Travel to East Bengal and the Disappearance of Lakṣmīpriyā]

Verse 3.10.133 < [Chapter 10 - The Glories of Śrī Puṇḍarīka Vidyānidhi]

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Text 41 < [Chapter 2 - Dvitīya-yāma-sādhana (Prātaḥ-kālīya-bhajana)]

Text 16 < [Chapter 3 - Tṛtīya-yāma-sādhana (Pūrvāhna-kālīya-bhajana–niṣṭhā-bhajana)]

Text 21 < [Chapter 7 - Saptama-yāma-sādhana (Pradoṣa-kālīya-bhajana–vipralambha-prema)]

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Note on the magic string < [Notes]

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