ratna रत्न rátna n. (√ 1. rā) a gift, present, goods, wealth, riches, [RV.]; [AV.]; [ŚBr.] a jewel, gem, treasure, precious stone (the nine jewel are pearl, ruby, topaz, diamond, emerald, lapis lazuli, coral, sapphire, Gomeda; hence is a N. for the number 9; but accord. to some 14), [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c. anything valuable or best of its kind (e. g. putra-r°, an excellent son) a magnet, loadstone, [Kap.], Sch. (cf. maṇi) water, [L.] = ratna-havis, [ŚBr.] rátna m. (with bhaṭṭa) N. of a man, [Cat.] ratnadhā रत्नधा ratna—dhā́ mfn. procuring wealth, distributing riches or precious things (-tama mfn. distributing great riches), [RV.]; [AV.]; [ŚBr.] possessing wealth, [RV.] ratnadha रत्नध ratna—dhá mfn. = -dhā́, q.v. ratnaka रत्नक m. N. of a man, [Buddh.] ratnasū रत्नसू ratna—sū mfn. producing jewels, [Ragh.]; [Rājat.] ratna—sū f. the earth, [L.] ratnabhāj रत्नभाज् ratna—bhā́j mfn. distributing gifts or wealth, [RV.] possessing jewels, [R.] ratnaśrī रत्नश्री ratna—śrī m. N. of a Tathāgata, [Sukh. i]. ratnarāj रत्नराज् ratna—rāj m. ‘jewel-king’, a ruby, [L.] ratnavat रत्नवत् rátna—vat (rátna-), mfn. accompanied with gifts, [RV.] abounding in or decorated with precious stones or pearls, [MBh.]; [R.] &c. rátna—vat m. N. of a mountain, [MārkP.] ratnabhūta रत्नभूत ratna—bhūta mfn. being a gem or jewel, [Nal.] ratnabhūti रत्नभूति ratna—bhūti m. N. of a poet, [Subh.] ratnadhara रत्नधर ratna—dhara m. N. of various men, [Cat.] ratnadhenu रत्नधेनु ratna—dhenu f. a cow symbolically represented by jewels, [Cat.] ratnadheya रत्नधेय ratna—dhéya n. distribution of wealth, [RV.] ratnakhāni रत्नखानि ratna—khāni f. a mine for precious stones, [Śatr.] ratnakheṭa रत्नखेट ratna—kheṭa m. (with dīkṣita) N. of an author, [Cat.] ratnaśāṇa रत्नशाण ratna—śāṇa m. N. of wk. ratnaśeṇā रत्नशेणा ratna—śeṇā f. N. of wk. ratnaśilā रत्नशिला ratna—śilā f. mosaic (?), [Divyāv.] ratnabāhu रत्नबाहु ratna—bāhu m. ‘jewel-armed’, N. of Viṣṇu, [L.] ratnacaura रत्नचौर ratna—caura m. a stealer of jewels, [Bcar.] ratnacūḍa रत्नचूड ratna—cūḍa m. N. of a Bodhi-sattva, [Buddh.] of a mythical king, [W.] ratnadīpa रत्नदीप ratna—dīpa m. ‘jewels-lamp’, a lamp in which jewels give out light, a gem serving as a light (such gems are fabled to be in Pātāla), [Kathās.]; [BhP.] &c. ratnadeva रत्नदेव ratna—deva m. N. of a prince, [Inscr.] ratnagiri रत्नगिरि ratna—giri m. N. of a mountain, [Buddh.] ratnakūṭa रत्नकूट ratna—kūṭa m. N. of a mountain, [L.] of a Bodhi-sattva, [Buddh.] ratna—kūṭa n. N. of an island, [Kathās.] ratnakalā रत्नकला ratna—kalā f. N. of a woman, [Cat.] ratnakara रत्नकर ratna—kara m. N. of Kubera, [L.] ratnaketu रत्नकेतु ratna—ketu m. N. of a Buddha, [Buddh.] of a Bodhisattva, [ib.] a N. common to 2000 future Buddhas (also °tu-rāja), [ib.] ratnakośa रत्नकोश ratna—kośa m. N. of a lexicon and various works. ratnakoṭi रत्नकोटि ratna—koṭi m. N. of a Samādhi, [Buddh.] ratnamālā रत्नमाला ratna—mālā f. a jewel necklace, pearl necklace &c. (ifc. f(A). ), [Ratnāv.]; [Pañcat.]; [Pañcar.] N. of a Gandharva maid, [Kāraṇḍ.] N. of various works. ratnamati रत्नमति ratna—mati m. N. of a grammarian, [Gaṇar.] of another man, [Buddh.] ratnamaya रत्नमय ratna—maya mf(I)n. made or consisting of jewels, studded with precious stones, [R.]; [Bhartṛ.] &c. ratnanābha रत्ननाभ ratna—nābha mfn. one whose navel is a jewel (said of Viṣṇu), [MBh.] ratnanātha रत्ननाथ ratna—nātha m. N. of an author, [Cat.] ratnanadī रत्ननदी ratna—nadī f. ‘jewels-river’, N. of a river, [Kathās.] ratnanidhi रत्ननिधि ratna—nidhi m. ‘receptacle of pearls’, the sea, [MBh.] N. of Meru, [ib.] of Viṣṇu, [Pañcar.] a wagtail (w.r. for ratan°), [L.] ratnapāṇi रत्नपाणि ratna—pāṇi m. N. of a Bodhi-sattva, [MWB. 203] of various authors, [Cat.] ratnapāla रत्नपाल ratna—pāla m. N. of a king, [Madanav.] ratnapīṭhā रत्नपीठा ratna—pīṭhā f. N. of a Gandharva maiden, [Kāraṇḍ.] ratnapati रत्नपति ratna—pati m. N. of a man, [Cat.] ratnapura रत्नपुर ratna—pura n. N. of a town, [Kathās.]; [Vīrac.] ratnarāśi रत्नराशि ratna—rāśi m. a heap of precious stones, collection of pearls, [MBh.]; [Śak.] &c. the sea, [L.] ratnarāji रत्नराजि ratna—rāji f. a string of pearls, [Rājat.] ratnarekhā रत्नरेखा ratna—rekhā f. N. of a princess, [Kathās.] ratnasānu रत्नसानु ratna—sānu m. N. of the mountain Meru, [Kāv.]; [Siṃhās.] ratnasāra रत्नसार ratna—sāra m. or n. (?) N. of wk. ratnasūti रत्नसूति ratna—sūti f. the earth, [Rājat.] ratnasena रत्नसेन ratna—sena m. N. of a king, [Inscr.] ratnavara रत्नवर ratna—vara n. ‘best of precious stones’, gold, [L.] ratnavatī रत्नवती rátna—vatī (atī), f. the earth, [Harav.] N. of various women, [Daś.]; [Kathās.] ratnadhvaja रत्नध्वज ratna—dhvaja m. N. of a Bodhi-sattva, [Buddh.] ratnaśikhin रत्नशिखिन् ratna—śikhin m. N. of a Buddha, [ib.] ratnacchāyā रत्नच्छाया ratna—cchāyā f. glitter or splendour of jewels, [Megh.] ratnadatta रत्नदत्त ratna—datta m. N. of various men, [Buddh.]; [Kathās.]; [Cat.] ratnadruma रत्नद्रुम ratna—druma m. (prob.) coral ratnadvīpa रत्नद्वीप ratna—dvīpa m. ‘jewels-island’, N. of an island, [Hariv.]; [Rājat.]; [Tantras.] ratnadyota रत्नद्योत ratna—dyota m. N. of wk. ratnagarbhā रत्नगर्भा ratna—garbhā f. the earth, [Prasannar.]; [Siṃhās.] ratnagarbha रत्नगर्भ ratna—garbha mfn. filled with precious stones, containing jewels, set with jewels, [MBh.]; [R.] ratna—garbha m. the sea, [L.] N. of Kubera, [L.] of a Bodhi-sattva, [Lalit.]; [W.] of a commentator, [Cat.]; [W.] (with sārvabhauma) of another author, [Cat.] ratnahasta रत्नहस्त ratna—hasta m. N. of Kubera, [L.] (cf. -garbha). ratnahavis रत्नहविस् ratna—havis n. a partic. oblation in the Rājasūya (having reference to persons who may be reckoned among a king's most valuable treasures), [KātyŚr.] (cf. ratnín). ratnakīrti रत्नकीर्ति ratna—kīrti m. N. of a Buddha, [Lalit.] ratnakaṇṭha रत्नकण्ठ ratna—kaṇṭha m. N. of various authors, [Cat.] ratnakumbha रत्नकुम्भ ratna—kumbha m. a jar set with jewels, [Mṛcch.] ratnamālin रत्नमालिन् ratna—mālin mfn. adorned with a neck lace of jewels, [RāmatUp.] ratnamitra रत्नमित्र ratna—mitra ([Subh.]) m. N. of a poet. ratnamukhya रत्नमुख्य ratna—mukhya n. ‘chief of jewels’, a diamond, [L.] ratnamudrā रत्नमुद्रा ratna—mudrā f. N. of a Samādhi, [Buddh.] ratnaprabhā रत्नप्रभा ratna—prabhā f. the earth, [Sūryapr.] (with Jainas) N. of a hell, [L.] of various women, [Hit.]; [Rājat.]; [Kathās.] of a Nāgī, [Kathās.] of an Apsaras, [Bālar.] of the 7th Lambaka of the Kathā-sarit-sāgara. ratnaprabha रत्नप्रभ ratna—prabha m. N. of a class of deities, [Buddh.] of a king, [Kathās.] ratnaratna रत्नरत्न ratna—ratna n. the pearl of pearls, [Daś.] ratnasiṃha रत्नसिंह ratna—siṃha m. N. of various men, [Buddh.] ratnatalpa रत्नतल्प ratna—talpa m. a couch adorned with jewels, [Daś.] ratnatraya रत्नत्रय ratna—traya n. ‘jewels-triad’, the three jewels or excellent things (with Buddhists, viz. buddha, dharma and saṃgha; or with Jainas, viz. samyag-darśana, samyag-jñāna and samyak-cāritra) ratnavarṣa रत्नवर्ष ratna—varṣa m. N. of a king of the Yakṣas, [ib.] ratnavṛkṣa रत्नवृक्ष ratna—vṛkṣa m. = vidruma (in another sense than ‘coral’), [L.] ratnayaṣṭi रत्नयष्टि ratna—yaṣṭi m. N. of a Buddha, [Lalit.] ratnaṣaṣṭhī रत्नषष्ठी ratna—ṣaṣṭhī f. the 6th day of a partic. fortnight, [MW.] a partic. religious ceremony, [Mṛcch.], Sch. ratnadhātama रत्नधातम ratna—dhā—tama mfn., distributing great riches ratnakhacita रत्नखचित ratna—khacita mfn. set or studded with gems, [MW.] ratnaśāstra रत्नशास्त्र ratna—śāstra n. N. of wk. ratnaśalākā रत्नशलाका ratna—śalākā f. a sprout or sprig of jewels, [Kum.] ratnaśekhara रत्नशेखर ratna—śekhara m. N. of a Jaina author (15th century), [Cat.] ratnaśikhara रत्नशिखर ratna—śikhara m. N. of a Bodhi-sattva, [Buddh.] ratnacandra रत्नचन्द्र ratna—candra m. N. of a god (said to be guardian of a jewel-mine), [Śatr.] of a Bodhi-sattva, [Buddh.] of a son of Bimbi-sāra, [ib.] ratnadīpaka रत्नदीपक ratna—dīpaka m. N. of wk. ratnadīpikā रत्नदीपिका ratna—dīpikā f. N. of wk. ratnajātaka रत्नजातक ratna—jātaka n. N. of wk. ratnakalaśa रत्नकलश ratna—kalaśa m. N. of a man, [Rājat.] ratnamālikā रत्नमालिका ratna—mālikā f. in kula-r°, q.v. ratnamukuṭa रत्नमुकुट ratna—mukuṭa m. N. of a Bodhi-sattva, [Buddh.] ratnanāyaka रत्ननायक ratna—nāyaka m. a ruby, [L.] ratnanicaya रत्ननिचय ratna—nicaya m. a heap or collection of jewels &c., [MW.] ratnasāgara रत्नसागर ratna—sāgara m. N. of wk. ratnasvāmin रत्नस्वामिन् ratna—svāmin m. N. of an image erected by Ratna, [Rājat.] ratnatūlikā रत्नतूलिका ratna—tūlikā f. N. of wk. ratnavarman रत्नवर्मन् ratna—varman m. N. of a merchant, [Kathās.] ratnaśikhaṇḍa रत्नशिखण्ड ratna—śikhaṇḍa m. N. of a mythical bird (companion of Jaṭāyu), [Bālar.]