Ratnavarsha, 搁补迟苍补惫补谤峁: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 搁补迟苍补惫补谤峁 can be transliterated into English as Ratnavarsa or Ratnavarsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: Kath膩sarits膩gara搁补迟苍补惫补谤峁 (啶班い啷嵿え啶掂ぐ啷嵿し) is an ancient Yak峁 king, whose daughter Vidyutprabh膩 married Devadatta, as mentioned in the story 鈥淒evadatta the gambler鈥�, according to the Kath膩sarits膩gara, chapter 26. Accordingly, as Vidyutprabh膩 said to Devadatta: 鈥渋llustrious sir, I am the maiden daughter of a king of the Yak峁s, named 搁补迟苍补惫补谤峁, and I am known by the name of Vidyutprabh膩; and this great ascetic J膩lap膩da was endeavouring to gain my favour; to him I will give the attainment of his ends, but you are the lord of my life. So, as you see my affection, marry me鈥�.
The Kath膩sarits膩gara (鈥榦cean of streams of story鈥�), mentioning 搁补迟苍补惫补谤峁, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Narav膩hanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the 惫颈诲测腻诲丑补谤补蝉 (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Gu峁嚹佱笉hya鈥檚 B峁沨atkath膩 consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
Kavya (啶曕ぞ啶掂啶�, 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 鈥榚pic poetry鈥� and natya, or 鈥榙ramatic poetry鈥�.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganaga帽japarip峁沜ch膩搁补迟苍补惫补谤峁 (啶班い啷嵿え啶掂ぐ啷嵿し) refers to the 鈥渞ain of jewels鈥�, according to the Gaganaga帽japarip峁沜ch膩: the eighth chapter of the Mah膩sa峁僴ip膩ta (a collection of Mah膩y膩na Buddhist S奴tras).鈥擜ccordingly: 鈥淸...] Then the Bodhisattva Samant膩loka, having been astonished, uttered a joyous utterance: 鈥楾he accomplishment of the magical presence of the Bodhisattva Gaganaga帽ja鈥檚 vow is inconceivable. O Good man, please pure down a rain like this on all Buddha-fields immediately鈥�. Then, by the power of the Buddha and the magical presence of the Bodhisattva Gaganaga帽ja, the whole assembly saw the rain of jewels (谤补迟苍补惫补谤峁) and the rain of the dharma pouring down on those Buddha-fields. By this miracle, the rain of jewels and the rain of the dharma, performed by the Bodhisattva Gaganaga帽ja, immeasurable beings produced the thought of awakening鈥�.
Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah膩y膩na) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary搁补迟苍补惫补谤峁 (啶班い啷嵿え啶掂ぐ啷嵿し):鈥擺=谤补迟苍补-惫补谤峁] [from ratna] m. Name of a king of the Yak峁s, [ib.]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Ratna, Varsha.
Full-text: Maharatnavarsha, Vidyutprabha.
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