Shitiratna, Śitiratna, Shiti-ratna: 5 definitions
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Shitiratna 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 Śitiratna can be transliterated into English as Sitiratna or Shitiratna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚitiratna (शितिरत्न).—a sapphire.
Derivable forms: śitiratnam (शितिरत्नम्).
Śitiratna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śiti and ratna (रत्न).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚitiratna (शितिरत्न).—n.
(-tnaṃ) A sapphire. E. śiti, and ratna a gem.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚitiratna (शितिरत्न).—[neuter] sapphire (blue gem).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚitiratna (शितिरत्न):—[=śiti-ratna] [from śiti] n. ‘blue-gem’, a sapphire, [Śiśupāla-vadha]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚitiratna (शितिरत्न):—[śiti-ratna] (tnaṃ) 1. n. A sapphire.
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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