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]
- 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.)
- Anything valuable or precious, any dear treasure.
- 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.
- A magnet.
- Water.
Derived forms and compounds
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-अङ्कः Name of Viṣṇu's car.
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-अङ्गः coral.
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-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.
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-अधिपतिः a superintendent of precious stones.
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-अतुविद्ध Adjective set or studded with jewels.
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-आकरः
- a mine of jewels.
- the ocean; रत्नेषु लुप्तेषु बहुष्वमर्त्यैरद्यापि रत्नाकर एव सिन्धुः Vikr. 1.12; रत्नाकरं वीक्ष्य R.13.1.
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-आभरणम् an ornament of jewels.
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-आलोकः the lustre of a gem.
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-आवली
- a necklace of jewels.
- Name of a Nāṭikā attributed to Śrīharṣa.
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-कन्दलः coral.
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-करः Name of Kubera.
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-कर्णिका an ear-ring with jewels.
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-कुम्भः a jar set with jewels.
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-कूटः Name of a mountain.
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-खचित Adjective set or studded with gems.
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-गर्भः
- Kubera.
- the sea. (-र्भा) the earth.
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-च्छाया splendour of jewels.
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-त्रयम्
- (with Buddhists) बुद्ध, धर्म and संघ.
- (with Jainas) सम्यग् दर्शन, सम्यग् ज्ञान and सम्यक् चारित्र.
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-दर्पणः
- a mirror studded with jewels. दीपः, प्रदीपः a jewel-lamp.
- a gem serving as a lamp; अर्चिस्तुङ्गानभिमुखमपि प्राप्य रत्नप्रदीपान् Me.7.
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-धेनुः a cow symbolically represented by jewels.
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-नखः a poniard with its hilt set with jewels; कटितटनिविष्टरत्ननखः Dk.2.1.
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-नाभः Name of Viṣṇu.
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-नायकः a ruby.
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-निधिः
- the ocean.
- Name of Viṣṇu.
- of Meru.
- a wag-tail.
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-पञ्चकम् the 5 jewels (viz. gold, silver, pearls, the राजावर्त diamond and coral).
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-पारायणम् the sheet-anchor of all jewels; रत्नपारायणं नाम्ना लङ्केति मम मैथिलि Bk.5.89.
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-प्रभा the earth.
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-माला a jewel-necklace.
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-मुख्यम् a diamond.
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-राज् Masculine a ruby.
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-राशिः
- a heap of gems.
- the ocean.
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-वरम् gold.
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-वर्षुकम् the Puṣpaka car.
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-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.
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-सानुः Name of the mountain Meru.
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-स् Adjective producing jewels; न मामवति सद्वीपा रत्नसूरपि मेदिनी R.1.65.
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-सूः, -सूतिः Feminine the earth.