ratnaM [ ramate'tra ram-na tAMtAdeSaH ] 1 A gem, jewel, a precious stone; kiM ratnamacCA matiH Bv. 1. 86 ; na ratnamanvizyati mfgyate hi tat Ku. 5. 45. (The ratnas are said to be either five, nine, or fourteen; see the words ( pb ) paMcaratna, navaratna , and caturdaSaratna respectively). 2 Anything valuable or precious, any dear treasure. 3 Anything best or excellent of its kind; (mostly at the end of comp. ); jAtO jAtO yadutkfzwaM tadratnamaBiDIyate Malli. ; kanyAratnamayonijanma BavatAmAste vayaM cArTinaH Mv. 1. 30 ; so putra° , strI° V. 4. 25 ; apatya° &c. 4 A magnet. Comp. — aMkaH N. of Viṣṇu's car. — aDipatiH a superintendent of precious stones. — atuvidDa a. set or studded with jewels. — AkaraH 1 a mine of jewels. 2 the ocean; ratnezu luptezu bahuzvamartyEradyApi ratnAkara eva siMDuH Vikr. 1. 12 ; ratnAkaraM nIkzya R. 13. 1. — ABaraRaM an ornament of jewels. — AlokaH the lustre of a gem. — AvalI 1 a necklace of jewels. 2 N. of a Nāṭikā attributed to Śrīharṣa. — kadalaH a coral. — karaH N. of Kubera. — Kacita a. set or studded with gems. — garBaH 1 Kubera. 2 the sea. — (rBA) the earth. — darpaRaH a mirror studded with jewels. — dIpaH, -pradIpaH 1 a jewel-lamp. 2 a gem serving as a lamp; arcistuMgAnaBimuKamapi prApya ratnapradIpAn Me. 68. — vABaH N. of Viṣṇu. — niDiH 1 the ocean. 2 N. of Viṣṇu. 3 of Meru. 4 a wag-tail. — praBA the earth. — mAlA a jewel-necklace. — muKyaM a diamond. — rAj m. a ruby. — rASiH 1 a heap of gems. 2 the ocean. — sAnuH N. of the mountain Meru. — sU a. producing jewels; R. 1. 65. — sU, sUti f. the earth.