The Sanskrit term Rakṣin can be transliterated into English as Raksin or Rakshin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Rakṣin (रक्षिन्).—a. Protecting, guarding, ruling &c.; निपीय यस्य क्षितिरक्षिणः कथाः (nipīya yasya kṣitirakṣiṇaḥ kathāḥ) N.1.1. -m.

1) A protector, guardian, saviour.

2) A guard, watchman, sentinel, policeman; अये पदशब्द इव मा नाम रक्षिणः (aye padaśabda iva mā nāma rakṣiṇaḥ) Mṛcchakaṭika 3.

See also (synonyms): rakṣitṛ.

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Rakṣin (रक्षिन्).—mfn. (-kṣī-kṣiṇī-kṣi) Who or what preserves, &c. E. rakṣ to preserve, ghinuṇ aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Rakṣin (रक्षिन्).—[rakṣ + in], adj., f. iṇī, I. adj. Who or what guards, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] [distich] 5. Ii. m. A policeman, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] p. 73, 1.

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

Rakṣin (रक्षिन्).—[adjective] protecting, guarding; bewaring of (—°); [masculine] = [preceding]

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

1) Rakṣin (रक्षिन्):—[from rakṣ] mfn. idem (often ifc.; ṣi-tva n.), [???; Mahābhārata] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] (ifc.) guarding against, avoiding, keeping off, preventing, [Rāmāyaṇa]

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

Rakṣin (रक्षिन्):—[(kṣī-kṣiṇī-kṣi) a. Idem.]

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

Rakṣin (रक्षिन्):—(wie eben) nom. ag. Hüter, Beschützer, Bewacher, Wächter [Aśvalāyana’s Śrautasūtrāni 10, 6, 7.] [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 20, 2, 11.] [Mahābhārata 1, 4309. fg. 3, 2992. 11425. 4, 110. 6, 724. 9, 1632. 13, 7719.] [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 79, 13. 5, 49, 14. 33.] [Mṛcchakaṭikā 26, 7. 47, 23.] [Śākuntala 73, 1.] [Raghuvaṃśa 3, 39. 15, 62.] [KĀM. NĪTIS. 14, 37.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 3, 69. 5, 66. 16, 17. 19. 23, 82] (su). [33, 57. 75, 26.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī 4, 527. 545. 579.] rakṣivarga m. Leibwache [Amarakoṣa 2, 8, 1, 6.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 722.] [Halāyudha 2, 278.] In comp. mit dem obj.: amṛta [Mahābhārata 1, 1426.] nartanāgāra [4, 788.] ratha [2069.] triloka [Vikramorvaśī 5.] tatsthāna [Kathāsaritsāgara 13, 24. 25, 249.] gañja [43, 35.] antaḥpura [5, 60.] [Pañcatantra ed. orn. 53, 16.] gotra [Rājataraṅgiṇī 1, 92.] mātroścāritrarakṣitvāt (so ist zu lesen) [6, 166.] in comp. mit dem im abl. gedachten Begriffe: gāyatrī sarvarakṣiṇī (der Comm. fasst sarva als Object) [Rāmāyaṇa 7, 109, 8.] ripu [Kathāsaritsāgara 29, 107.] svakāryabhraṃśa [15, 12.] vyasana [33, 63.] vermeidend, sich scheuend vor: vaira [39, 238.] — Vgl. ākāśa, kośa, dvāra, nagara, nagarī, paśu, pura .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Rakṣin (रक्षिन्):—Adj. Subst. —

1) hütend , beschützend , Hüter , Beschützer , Bewacher , Wächter , Häufig in Comp. mit dem Wessen , seltener mit dem Wovor. Nom.abstr. rakṣitva n. —

2) vermeidend , sich scheuend vor (im Comp. vorangehend).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

context information

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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Full-text (+12): Nagararakshin, Pashurakshin, Akasharakshin, Nagarirakshin, Parirakshin, Purarakshin, Dvararakshin, Kosharakshin, Arakshin, Cittarakshin, Samrakshin, Surakshin, Vairarakshin, Desharakshin, Vittarakshin, Shirorakshin, Vyasanarakshin, Trilokarakshin, Ripurakshin, Bandhanarakshin.

Relevant text

Search found 2 books and stories containing Rakshin, Rakṣin, Raksin; (plurals include: Rakshins, Rakṣins, Raksins). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)

Part 6 - Qualifications of Ministers (amātya) < [Chapter 6 - Polity in the Matsyapurāṇa]

show preview

Village Folk-tales of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), vol. 1-3 (by Henry Parker)

Story 137 - The Rakshasa-eating Prakshasa < [Part III - Stories of the Cultivating Caste]

show preview