ratna

Dictionary Definitions

[mw] n. (1. rā) a gift, present, goods, wealth, riches RV.; AV.; S3Br. 864,2 174228 n. a jewel, gem, treasure, precious stone (the nine j jewel are pearl, ruby, topaz, diamond, emerald, lapis lazuli, coral, sapphire, Gomeda gomeda; hence ratna is a N. for the number 9; but accord. to some 14) Mn.; MBh. &c 864,2 174229 n. anything valuable or best of its kind (e. g. putra-r, an excellent son) 864,2 174230 n. a magnet,...

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n. (1. rā) a gift, present, goods, wealth, riches RV.; AV.; S3Br. 864,2 174228 n. a jewel, gem, treasure, precious stone (the nine j jewel are pearl, ruby, topaz, diamond,...

Corpus Profile

Part of Speech

NOUN

Total Occurrences

1,240

Texts Appeared In

105

DCS: joyfully | Monier-Williams: ra/tna m. (with Bawwa ) N. of a man, Cat.

Semantic Classification

Top Texts by Occurrence

1. Mahābhārata 300 24.2%
2. Rāmāyaṇa 93 7.5%
3. Saddharmapuṇḍarīkasūtra 93 7.5%
4. Garuḍapurāṇa 51 4.1%
5. Liṅgapurāṇa 51 4.1%

Concordance (Sample)

• Rājanighaṇṭu surface: ratnaṃ

  atha ratnaṃ navaṃ vakṣye padmarāgādikaṃ kramāt

• Bhāgavatapurāṇa surface: ratna

  ratnapradīpā ābhānti lalanā ratnasaṃyutāḥ

• Bhāgavatapurāṇa surface: ratna

  ratnapradīpā ābhānti lalanā ratnasaṃyutāḥ