rakṣaṇa m. 'protector', N. of Vishṇu MBh. • (ā), f. guarding, protection Śak. (v. l.) Pañcar. • (ī), f. a rein, bridle L. • Ficus Heterophylla L. • (rá○), n. the act of guarding, watching, protecting, tending (of cattle), preservation ('of', gen., loc. or comp.) Mn. MBh. &c;• a ceremony performed for protection or preservation MārkP. [Page 860, Column 1]

Sanskrit-English Dictionary, by M. Monier William