नवरत्न
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Hindi
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From नव (nav, “nine”) + रत्न (ratna, “gem, jewel”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]नवरत्न • (navratna) m
- (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) navaratna (the nine precious gems revered in South and Southeast Asia)
- (idiomatic) any group of nine notable individuals or entities; "the nine jewels", navaratnas
- the nine scholars in the court of Vikramaditya
- the nine scholars in the court of Akbar
- the nine scholars in the court of Raja Krishnachandra
- 14 high-performing Indian public sector companies
Declension
[edit]Declension of नवरत्न (masc cons-stem)
References
[edit]- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “नव”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]नवरत्न • (navaratna) stem, ?
- the nine precious gems (viz. pearl, ruby, topaz, diamond, emerald, lapis lazuli, coral, sapphire, and गो-मेध they are supposed to be related to the 9 planets) L. (cf. MWB. 528)
- the 9 jewels (i.e. the 9 men of letters at the court of विक्रमादित्य, viz. धन्वन्तरि, क्षपणक, अमर-सिंह, शङ्कु, वेताल-भट्ट, घट-कर्पर, कालिदास, वर-रुचि, and वराह-मिहिर) L.