Jayaratna, Jāyāratna, Jaya-ratna: 2 definitions
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Jayaratna means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationJāyāratna (जायारत्न) refers to the “most excellent of women”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.18 (“The conversation between Nārada and Jalandhara”).—Accordingly, as Nārada said to Jalandhara: “[...] O great hero, I am highly delighted on seeing your great affluence consisting of diverse objects—elephant horse etc. But O Jalandhara, your mansion is deficient in the most excellent of all ladies. You deserve to bring that. O Jalandhara, one who possesses all excellent things but does not possess the most excellent of women (jāyāratna) does not shine. His life is rendered waste”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Jayaratna (जयरत्न) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—pupil of Bhāvaratna: Jñānaratnāvali jy.
2) Jayaratna (जयरत्न):—of the Pūrṇimāgacha, pupil of Bhāvaratna from Gujarāt: Doṣajñānaratnāvalī jy.
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.
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Ends with: Jayaparajayaratna, Vijayaratna.
Full-text: Doshajnanaratnavali, Bhavaratna, Jnanaratnavali.
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