Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit रक्षण (rakṣaṇa).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɾək.ʂəɳ/, [ɾɐk.ʃɐ̃ɳ]

Noun edit

रक्षण (rakṣaṇm

  1. guarding, protection
    Synonym: रक्षा (rakṣā)
  2. raising (of a child)

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

References edit

Sanskrit edit

Alternative scripts edit

Noun edit

रक्षण (rakṣaṇa) stemm

  1. ‘protector’, Name of Vishnu. MBh.

Noun edit

रक्षण (rakṣaṇa) stemn

  1. the act of guarding, watching, protecting, tending (of cattle), preservation (‘of’ gen. loc. or comp.) Mn. MBh. &c.
  2. a ceremony performed for protection or preservation MārkP.

Descendants edit

  • Pali: rakkhaṇa
  • Hindi: रक्षण (rakṣaṇ)
  • Telugu: రక్షణ (rakṣaṇa)