Sanskrit

Noun

रक्षण • ‎(rakṣaṇa) m

1. ‘protector’, Name of Vishnu. MBh.

Noun

रक्षण • ‎(rakṣaṇa) n

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.