Caturdasharatna, Caturdaśaratna, Caturdasha-ratna, Caturdaśa-ratna: 1 definition
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Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusCaturdaśaratna (ಚತುರ್ದಶರತ್ನ):—
1) [noun] (myth.) (pl.withಗಳು [galu]) the fourteen persons or things generated while churning the cosmic oceans - Lakṣmi, Kaustubha, Pārijāta, sure, Dhanvantri, Candra (the moon), Kāmadhēnu, Airāvata, celestial female dancers, Ucchaiśravassu, poison, Śaṃka (a conch), ambrosia, Śaraŋga (the bow of Viṣṇu).
2) [noun] (jain.) the seven persons or animals (gṛhapati, sēnāpati, śilpi, purōhita, a woman, an elephant, and a horse) and seven nonliving thing (a circular missile, a sword, an umbrella, a spectre, a gem, skin, and a cowrie) a Jaina emperor is bestowed with.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Ratna, Caturdasha.
Full-text: Dhanvantari, Ratna.
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