adjective (-˚) guarding or to be guarded

1. act.: dhamma˚; guardian of righteousness or truth Mil.344
2. pass.: in cpd. dū˚; variant reading du

hard to guard Dhp-a.i.295. ˚kathā, s. l. rukkha-˚ warding talk Thag-a.1, in Brethren, 185, cp. note 416.

fr. base rakkh