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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

रत्नम्ratnamA gem, jewel, a precious stone; किं रत्नमच्छा मतिः Bv.1.86; न रत्नमन्विष्यति मृग्यते हि तत् Ku.5.45. (The…
[रमतेऽत्र रम्-न तान्तादेशः Uṇ.3.14]
1. 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.)
2. Anything valuable or precious, any dear treasure.
3. 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.
4. A magnet.
5. Water.
Derived forms and compounds
- -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.
- -आकरः
  
  a mine of jewels.
  
  the ocean; रत्नेषु लुप्तेषु बहुष्वमर्त्यैरद्यापि रत्नाकर एव सिन्धुः Vikr. 1.12; रत्नाकरं वीक्ष्य R.13.1.
- -आभरणम् an ornament of jewels.
- -आलोकः the lustre of a gem.
- -आवली
  
  a necklace of jewels.
  
  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.
- -गर्भः
  
  Kubera.
  
  the sea. (-र्भा) the earth.
- -च्छाया splendour of jewels.
- -त्रयम्
  
  (with Buddhists) बुद्ध, धर्म and संघ.
  
  (with Jainas) सम्यग् दर्शन, सम्यग् ज्ञान and सम्यक् चारित्र.
- -दर्पणः
  
  a mirror studded with jewels. दीपः, प्रदीपः a jewel-lamp.
  
  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.
- -निधिः
  
  the ocean.
  
  Name of Viṣṇu.
  
  of Meru.
  
  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.
- -राशिः
  
  a heap of gems.
  
  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.
Source: ApteApte entry
उपरत्नम्uparatnamA secondary or inferior gem; उपरत्नानि काचश्च कर्पूरोश्मा तथैव च । मुक्ताशुक्ति- स्तथा शङ्ख इत्यादीनि बहून्यपि…

[उपमितं रत्नेन उप गौणे वा]

A secondary or inferior gem; उपरत्नानि काचश्च कर्पूरोश्मा तथैव च । मुक्ताशुक्ति- स्तथा शङ्ख इत्यादीनि बहून्यपि ॥ गुणा यथैव रत्नानामुपरत्नेषु ते तथा । किं तु किंचित्ततो हीना विशेषोऽयमुदाहृतः ॥

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