[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v2.c4.s5.1 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s5.1 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s5.1 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.1) Rakṣitṛ, ‘protector,’ ‘guardian,’ occurs in the Rigveda¹ and later,² usually in a metaphorical sense. - [Previous: v2.c4.s4.1152](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s4.1152) - [Next: v2.c4.s5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.2) - [Up: v2.c4.s5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.1) · Pramāṇa