The Sanskrit term Śoṇaratna can be transliterated into English as Sonaratna or Shonaratna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śoṇaratna (शोणरत्न).—a ruby.

Derivable forms: śoṇaratnam (शोणरत्नम्).

Śoṇaratna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śoṇa and ratna (रत्न).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śoṇaratna (शोणरत्न).—n.

(-tnaṃ) A ruby. E. śoṇa deep red, and ratna a gem.

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

Śoṇaratna (शोणरत्न):—[=śoṇa-ratna] [from śoṇa > śoṇ] n. a red gem, ruby, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śoṇaratna (शोणरत्न):—[śoṇa-ratna] (tnaṃ) 1. n. A ruby.

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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: Shona, Ratna.

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