Aratni: 16 definitions
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Aratni means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
The word ‘Aratni’ which primarily means ‘elbow’ is frequently met with from the Ṛg-veda onwards as denoting a measure of length (‘ell’ or ‘cubit’), showing the distance from the elbow to the tip of the hand. The exact length is nowhere given in the early texts.
Aratni (अरत्नि).—A measurement of length equal to a cubit.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 17. 26; III. 11. 7; Vāyu-purāṇa 46. 26; 74. 7.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Aratni refers to a measure of length from the elbow to the tip of the little finger. (see Bhudeb Mookerji and his Rasajalanidhi)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Aratni (अरत्नि) refers to a unit of measuring elephants (representing about 18 inches), according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—A hasta = kara = aratni = 24 aṅgulas = 2 vitastis = about 18 inches.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Aratni (अरत्नि):—Forearm, Anti-brachium. The portion of the arm between elbow and the wrist.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
aratni (अरत्नि).—f S A measure from the elbow to the tip of the little finger, a variety of the cubit.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Aratni (अरत्नि).—(m. or f.) [ṛ-katni ratniḥ sa nāsti yatra]
1) The elbow; sometimes the fist itself.
2) A cubit of the middle length, from the elbow to the tip of the little finger, an ell; अरत्निस्तु निष्कनिष्ठेन मुष्टिना (aratnistu niṣkaniṣṭhena muṣṭinā) Ak.; मध्याङ्गुलि- कूर्परयोर्मध्ये प्रामाणिकः करः । बद्धमुष्टिकरो रत्निररत्निः स कनिष्ठिकः (madhyāṅguli- kūrparayormadhye prāmāṇikaḥ karaḥ | baddhamuṣṭikaro ratniraratniḥ sa kaniṣṭhikaḥ) || Halāy.; A measure 24 Aṅgulas (fingers); एकविंशति- यूपास्ते एकविंशत्यरत्नयः (ekaviṃśati- yūpāste ekaviṃśatyaratnayaḥ) Rām.1.14.25. पञ्चारत्नयो रथपथः (pañcāratnayo rathapathaḥ) Kau. A.2.4. सममरत्नियुगेऽयुगचक्षुषः (samamaratniyuge'yugacakṣuṣaḥ) Kirātārjunīya 18.6.
3) The arm; अरत्निना चाभिहत्य शिरः कायादपाहरत् (aratninā cābhihatya śiraḥ kāyādapāharat) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.157.7.
Derivable forms: aratniḥ (अरत्निः).
Aratni (अरत्नि).—m.
(-tniḥ) 1. A cubit of the middle length, from the elbow to the tip of the little finger. 2. The elbow. E. ṛ to go, and katni Unadi aff.
Aratni (अरत्नि).— (vb. ṛ; the aff. contains the verb tan), m. 1. The elbow, [Draupadīpramātha] 9, 5. 2. A cubit of the middle length from the elbow to the tip of the little finger, [Rāmāyaṇa] 4, 40, 43.
— Cf. [Gothic.] arms; [Latin] armus, arma; [Latin] ulna; [Old High German.] elina.
Aratni (अरत्नि).—[masculine] elbow, cubit; angle, corner.
1) Aratni (अरत्नि):—[=a-ratni] [from a-rata] 1. a-ratni mfn. ‘disgusted, discontented’ ([Boehtlingk’s Sanskrit-Woerterbuch in kuerzerer fassung]), [Ṛg-veda viii, 80, 8.]
2) 2. aratni m. the elbow, [Ṛg-veda v, 2,1] (according to the emendation of [Brāhmaṇa]), [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
3) a corner, [Ṛg-veda x, 160, 4]
4) a cubit of the middle length, from the elbow to the tip of the little finger, a fist, [Ṛg-veda viii, 80, 8] (cf. 1. a-ratni), [Atharva-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] etc.
5) mfn. ifc. with numbers (e.g. pañcāratnyas, ‘five fists’), [Pāṇini 1-1, 58 [commentator or commentary] and vi, 2, 29 and 30 [Scholiast or Commentator]]
6) f. the elbow, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa] (cf. ratni.)
Aratni (अरत्नि):—[a-ratni] (tniḥ) 2. m. A cubit length.
Aratni (अरत्नि):—
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Aratni (अरत्नि):—
1) f. [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 10, 44, 3.] —
2) pañcāratnyaḥ, daśāratnyaḥ [Scholiast] zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 1, 1, 58, Vārttika von Kātyāyana. 1.]
Aratni (अरत्नि):—1. m. —
1) Elbogen. f. [Bhāgavatapurāṇa] —
2) Elle , die Entfernung vom Ellbogen bis zur Spitze des kleinen Fingers , = [2] Prādeśa oder [24] Aṅgula [Śulbasūtra 1,16.] —
3) Winkel , Ecke.
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Aratni (अरत्नि):—2. Adj. ungenügsam , unzufrieden [Ṛgveda (roth). 8,69,8.]
Aratni (अरत्नि) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Arayaṇi.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Aratni (ಅರತ್ನಿ):—
1) [noun] the elbow a) the joint between the upper and lower arm; b) the outer part of the angle made by a bent arm.
2) [noun] a unit of linear measure, the length of the arm from the end of the middle finger to the elbow, about 18-22 inches (45.4-55.5 cm); a cubit.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Ratni, A.
Starts with (+0): Aratnika, Aratnimatra, Aratnin.
Full-text (+9): Ratni, Shadaratni, Aratnika, Saratni, Aratnimatra, Vyama, Ashtaratni, Tryaratni, Purusha, Arayani, Vaiyathita, Arattani, Sudhanva, Rathagaruta, Vidiksthana, Hasta, Methika, Vitasti, Angula, Rata.
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Bharadvaja-srauta-sutra (by C. G. Kashikar)
Matangalila and Hastyayurveda (study) (by Chandrima Das)
Measurement and Age of the Elephants < [Chapter 3]
The merits and measures of food suitable for the Elephant < [Chapter 3]
Classification and Treatment of Elephant diseases < [Chapter 1]
Vastu-shastra (Introduction to Indian architecture) (by D. N. Shukla)
Chapter 2b - Accessory Structures: Aśva-śālā (royal stable) < [Volume 4 - Palace Architecture]
(iii) Proportionate measurements (Māna, Aṅgula, Hasta) < [Chapter 6 - Fundamental Canons of Hindu Architecture]
Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 11 - Mode of worshipping the phallic form of Śiva and making gifts < [Section 1 - Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā]
Chapter 21 - The duties and rites up to the tenth day after the death of ascetics < [Section 6 - Kailāsa-saṃhitā]
Chapter 5 - The rules governing the mystic diagram of the ascetic < [Section 6 - Kailāsa-saṃhitā]
Kautilya Arthashastra (by R. Shamasastry)
Chapter 8 - Buildings < [Book 3 - Concerning Law]
Chapter 20 - Measurement of Space and Time < [Book 2 - The duties of Government Superintendents]
Chapter 31 - The Superintendent of Elephants < [Book 2 - The duties of Government Superintendents]
Sushruta Samhita, volume 4: Cikitsasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)