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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Ratnavara (रत्नवर) refers to the “most excellent jewel (of all ladies)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.18 (“The conversation between Nārada and Jalandhara”).—Accordingly, as Jalandhara said to Nārada: “O celestial sage, O Nārada, obeisance be to you, O holy lord. Where is this most excellent (ratnavara) of all ladies [jāyāratnavaraṃ]? Please tell me now. Wherever it may be in the whole of this universe, if such a lady exists anywhere, I will bring her here. Truth, it is certainly the truth”.

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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.

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ratnavara (रत्नवर).—gold.

Derivable forms: ratnavaram (रत्नवरम्).

Ratnavara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ratna and vara (वर).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Ratnavara (रत्नवर).—name of a Bodhisattva: Gaṇḍavyūha 442.21.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ratnavara (रत्नवर):—[=ratna-vara] [from ratna] n. ‘best of precious stones’, gold, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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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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Partial matches: Ratna, Vara.

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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)

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