ರಕ್ಷಾಬಂಧನ

ಅಲರ್ ನಿಘಂಟು (ವಿ. ಕೃಷ್ಣ)

1. 1.
   noun

   = ರಕ್ಷಾಬಂಧ - 1.

2. 2.
   noun

   a band tied by a girl to his brother, on the full moon-day of Śrāvaṇa (the fifth month in Hindu calendar) to protect from evil spirits, mishaps, etc.

3. 3.
   noun

   a festival observed on this day.

ವ್ಯುತ್ಪತ್ತಿ ನಿಘಂಟು (Učida & Rajapurohit)

1. 1.
   n.

   1 (rel.) talisman or thread worn round the neck as a protective measure against evil spirit and the like 2 (rit.) ritual of tying a thread on the right wrist of brothers by their sisters for general protection from evil on the full-moon day of the month of Śrāvaṇa, the fifth month of lunar Hindu calendar