रक्षाबंधन
Hindi
editEtymology
editFrom रक्षा (rakṣā, “protection”) + बन्धन (bandhan, “binding”), from Sanskrit.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editरक्षाबंधन • (rakṣābandhan) m (Urdu spelling رَکْشَا بَنْدَھن)
- a Hindu annual rite, or ceremony, in which a rakhi (thread) is tied to a brother's hand by his sister in exchange for a gift to her
- रक्षाबंधन की शुभकामनाएँ ― rakṣābandhan kī śubhkāmnāẽ ― Happy Raksha Bandhan!
Declension
editDeclension of रक्षाबंधन (masc cons-stem)
singular | plural | |
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direct | रक्षाबंधन rakṣābandhan |
रक्षाबंधन rakṣābandhan |
oblique | रक्षाबंधन rakṣābandhan |
रक्षाबंधनों rakṣābandhanõ |
vocative | रक्षाबंधन rakṣābandhan |
रक्षाबंधनो rakṣābandhano |
See also
edit- राखी (rākhī)
Further reading
edit- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “रक्षा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 849