The Sanskrit terms Rakṣika and Rakṣikā can be transliterated into English as Raksika or Rakshika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Rakṣika (रक्षिक).—

1) A protector, guard.

2) A policeman.

Derivable forms: rakṣikaḥ (रक्षिकः).

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Rakṣikā (रक्षिका).—

1) A female guardian.

2) An amulet, charm &c. (worn as a preservative).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Rakṣika (रक्षिक).—m. or °kā f.?, a small weight, orig. probably a berry: °kā sarṣapāḥ kati Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra 31.7, how many sarṣapa = 1 rakṣikā (read °ko?); kati rakṣiko (read °kā, n. pl.?) bhaven māṣo 8. Acc. to Suzuki's Index, = Tibetan ḥol si; compare Jäschke (Tibetan-English Dictionary) ḥol mo se, an officinal plant; ḥol ma sa, a certain small berry; a small weight.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Rakṣika (रक्षिक).—i. e. rakṣa + ika (adj. or m.?), A watchman, a policeman, [Daśakumāracarita] in Chr. 188, 18; 199, 24.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Rakṣikā (रक्षिका):—[from rakṣaka > rakṣ] f. an amulet, charm, anything worn as a preservative, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) Rakṣika (रक्षिक):—[from rakṣ] m. ([from] rakṣā) a guard, protector, policeman, [Daśakumāra-carita]

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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.

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Starts with: Rakshikapurusha.

Ends with: Arakshika, Atmarakshika, Padarakshika, Parirakshika, Samrakshika, Shalisamrakshika, Shiro-rakshika, Udakarakshika.

Full-text: Rakshaka, Rakshikapurusha, Padarakshana, Shiro-rakshika, Udakarakshika, Parirakshaka, Padarakshika, Parirakshika, Trutita, Arakshika, Gopa.

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