Ratnashastra, Ratnaśāstra, Ratna-shastra: 4 definitions
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Ratnashastra 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.
The Sanskrit term Ratnaśāstra can be transliterated into English as Ratnasastra or Ratnashastra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Ratnaśāstra (रत्नशास्त्र) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—on precious stones, attributed to Agastya. Quoted by Mallinātha Oxf. 113^b.
2) Ratnaśāstra (रत्नशास्त्र):—attributed to Agastya. Gov. Or. Libr. Madras 74. See Ratnaparīkṣāsamuccaya.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryRatnaśāstra (रत्नशास्त्र):—[=ratna-śāstra] [from ratna] n. Name of [work]
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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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