Hindi

Alternative forms

• रतन ‎(ratan)

Noun

रत्न • ‎(ratna) m

1. jewel, gem, precious stone
2. treasure

Nepali

Etymology

Sanskrit रत्न ‎(ratna).

Noun

रत्न • ‎(ratna)

1. gem, jewel

Sanskrit

Etymology

From राति ‎(√rā, “to grant, give, bestow”).

Noun

रत्न • ‎(rátna) n

1. gift, present, goods, wealth, riches (RV., AV., ŚBr.)
2. jewel, gem, treasure, precious stone (the nine jewel are pearl, ruby, topaz, diamond, emerald, lapis lazuli, coral, sapphire, गोमेद​ ‎(gomeda); hence ratna is a name for the number 9; but according to some 14) (Mn. MBh. etc.)
3. anything valuable or best of its kind (e. g. पुत्ररत्न​ ‎(putra-ratna, “an excellent son”))
4. magnet, loadstone (Kap., Sch.) (compare मणि ‎(maṇi))
5. water (L.)
6. = रत्नहविस् ‎(ratna-havis) (ŚBr.)

Declension

Derived terms

References

• Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 0864