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Entry रत्नम्

  1. रत्नम्ratnama mine of jewels.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -आकरः

      1. a mine of jewels.
      2. the ocean; रत्नेषु लुप्तेषु बहुष्वमर्त्यैरद्यापि रत्नाकर एव सिन्धुः Vikr. 1.12; रत्नाकरं वीक्ष्य R.13.1.
    • -आभरणम् an ornament of jewels.

    • -आलोकः

      1. the lustre of a gem. दीपः, प्रदीपः a jewel-lamp.
      2. a gem serving as a lamp; अर्चिस्तुङ्गानभिमुखमपि प्राप्य रत्नप्रदीपान् Me.7.
    • -धेनुः a cow symbolically represented by jewels.

    • -नखः a poniard with its hilt set with jewels; कटितटनिविष्टरत्ननखः Dk.2.1.

    • -नाभः Name of Viṣṇu.

    • -नायकः a ruby.

    • -आवली

      1. a necklace of jewels.
      2. Name of a Nāṭikā attributed to Śrīharṣa.
    • -कन्दलः coral.

    • -करः Name of Kubera.

    • -कर्णिका an ear-ring with jewels.

    • -कुम्भः a jar set with jewels.

    • -कूटः Name of a mountain.

    • -खचित Adjective set or studded with gems.

    • -राशिः

      1. a heap of gems.
      2. the ocean.
    • -वरम् gold.

    • -वर्षुकम् the Puṣpaka car.

    • -षष्ठी a vow or fast to be observed on the 6th day of a particular fortnight; it is a ग्रीष्मव्रत; अहं खलु रत्नषष्ठीमुपोवितासम् Mk.3.

    • -सानुः Name of the mountain Meru.

    • -स् Adjective producing jewels; न मामवति सद्वीपा रत्नसूरपि मेदिनी R.1.65.

    • -सूः, -सूतिः Feminine the earth.

    • -निधिः

      1. the ocean.
      2. Name of Viṣṇu.
      3. of Meru.
      4. a wag-tail.
    • -पञ्चकम् the 5 jewels (viz. gold, silver, pearls, the राजावर्त diamond and coral).

    • -पारायणम् the sheet-anchor of all jewels; रत्नपारायणं नाम्ना लङ्केति मम मैथिलि Bk.5.89.

    • -प्रभा the earth.

    • -माला a jewel-necklace.

    • -मुख्यम् a diamond.

    • -राज् Masculine a ruby.

    • -गर्भः

      1. Kubera.
      2. the sea. (-र्भा) the earth.
    • -च्छाया splendour of jewels.

    • -त्रयम्

      1. (with Buddhists) बुद्ध, धर्म and संघ.
      2. (with Jainas) सम्यग् दर्शन, सम्यग् ज्ञान and सम्यक् चारित्र.
    • -दर्पणः a mirror studded with jewels.

    • रत्नम् ratnam

      1. रमतेऽत्र रम्-न तान्तादेशः Uṇ.3.14
      2. A gem, jewel, a precious stone; किं रत्नमच्छा मतिः Bv.1.86; न रत्नमन्विष्यति मृग्यते हि तत् Ku.5.45. (The ratnas are said to be either five, nine or fourteen; see the words पञ्चरत्न, नवरत्न, and चतुर्दशरत्न respectively.)
      3. Anything valuable or precious, any dear treasure.
      4. Anything best or excellent of its kind; (mostly at the end of comp.); जातौ जातौ यदुत्कृष्टं तद् रत्नमभिधीयते Malli; कन्यारत्नमयोनिजन्म भवतामास्ते वयं चार्थिनः Mv.1.3; अग्रेसरीभवतु काञ्चनचक्ररत्नम् Nāg.5.37; so पुत्रdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied, स्त्रीdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied V.4.25; अपत्यdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied etc.
      5. A magnet.
      6. Water.
    • -अङ्कः Name of Viṣṇu's car.

    • -अङ्गः coral.

    • -अचलः, -रोहणः legendary mountain located in Ceylon and supposed to produce jewels at the rumbling of clouds for the benefit of all comers; श्रेणीवर्जनदुर्यशोनिबिडितव्रीडस्तु रत्नाचलः Name12.67.

    • -अधिपतिः a superintendent of precious stones.

    • -अतुविद्ध Adjective set or studded with jewels.

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Headwords under र

Part 1 of 5 र – रमकAll parts
  1. र – रमक
  2. रमठम् – राधनम्
  3. राधस् – रुदनम्
  4. रुद्ध – रोध्र
  5. रोप – रौही