Ratnadhipati, ¸é²¹³Ù²ÔÄå»å³ó¾±±è²¹³Ù¾±, Ratna-adhipati: 5 definitions
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Ratnadhipati means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathÄsaritsÄgara¸é²¹³Ù²ÔÄå»å³ó¾±±è²¹³Ù¾± (रतà¥à¤¨à¤¾à¤§à¤¿à¤ªà¤¤à¤¿) is the name of a king from RatnakÅ«á¹a, according to the KathÄsaritsÄgara, chapter 36. Accordingly, “there is here a great island in the midst of the sea, named RatnakÅ«á¹a. In it there lived in old times a king of great courage, a devoted worshipper of Viṣṇu, rightly named ¸é²¹³Ù²ÔÄå»å³ó¾±±è²¹³Ù¾±. That king, in order to obtain the conquest of the earth, and all kingsâ€� daughters as his wives, went through a severe penance, to propitiate Viṣṇu.â€�.
The story of ¸é²¹³Ù²ÔÄå»å³ó¾±±è²¹³Ù¾± was narrated by RatnaprabhÄ in order to demonstrate that “women of good family are guarded by their own virtue as their only chamberlain; but even God himself can scarcely guard the unchasteâ€� in other words, “in no case can anyone guard a woman by force in this world, but the young woman of good family is ever protected by the pure restraint of her own chastityâ€�.
The KathÄsaritsÄgara (‘ocean of streams of storyâ€�), mentioning ¸é²¹³Ù²ÔÄå»å³ó¾±±è²¹³Ù¾±, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince NaravÄhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the ±¹¾±»å²âÄå»å³ó²¹°ù²¹²õ (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of GuṇÄá¸hya’s Bá¹›hatkathÄ consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.

Kavya (कावà¥à¤�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetryâ€� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetryâ€�.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary¸é²¹³Ù²ÔÄå»å³ó¾±±è²¹³Ù¾± (रतà¥à¤¨à¤¾à¤§à¤¿à¤ªà¤¤à¤¿).—a superintendent of precious stones.
Derivable forms: °ù²¹³Ù²ÔÄå»å³ó¾±±è²¹³Ù¾±á¸� (रतà¥à¤¨à¤¾à¤§à¤¿à¤ªà¤¤à¤¿à¤�).
¸é²¹³Ù²ÔÄå»å³ó¾±±è²¹³Ù¾± is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ratna and adhipati (अधिपति).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ¸é²¹³Ù²ÔÄå»å³ó¾±±è²¹³Ù¾± (रतà¥à¤¨à¤¾à¤§à¤¿à¤ªà¤¤à¤¿):—[from ratna] m. ‘superintendent of treasuresâ€�, Name of Agastya, [BÄlarÄmÄyaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] of a king, [KathÄsaritsÄgara]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Ratna, Adhipati.
Full-text: Amritalata, Devaprabha, Papabhanjana, Rajavati.
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Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter XXXVI < [Book VII - RatnaprabhÄ]
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