Striratna, Strīratna, Stri-ratna: 12 definitions
Introduction:
Striratna means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 TranslationStrīratna (स्त्रीरत्न) refers to “one who is a jewel among women” and is used to describe Pārvatī, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.27 (“Description of the fraudulent words of the Brahmacārin”).—Accordingly, as Śiva (in guise of a Brahmacārin) said to Pārvatī: “[...] Satī was discarded by Dakṣa because she was the wife of the skull-bearing Śiva. Śiva too was eschewed in the allocation of shares in the sacrifice. On account of the insult Satī was infuriated and she discarded her dear life. Śiva too was abandoned by her. You are a jewel among women [i.e., strīratna]. Your father is the king of all mountains. Why do you crave for a husband like this and that too by means of a severe penance? [...]”.
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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara SamadhiStrīratna (स्त्रीरत्न) is the name of a deity or entity to which is given homage to [i.e., oṃ vaṃ strīratnāya namaḥ], according to the Guru Mandala Worship (maṇḍalārcana) ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary pūjā and sādhanā practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgrahaStrīratna (स्त्रीरत्न) or simply Strī refers to the “woman jewel” and represents the fifth of the “seven jewels of universal monarchs” (saptaratna) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 85). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., strī-ratna). The work is attributed to Nagarguna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarystrīratna (स्त्रीरत्न).—n (S Gem of a woman.) A term for a precious or excellent wife (or female). See Prov. xxxi. 10. &c.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishstrīratna (स्त्रीरत्न).—n A term for a precious or excel- lent wife or woman.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryStrīratna (स्त्रीरत्न).—
1) an excellent woman; स्त्रीरत्नेषु ममोर्वशी प्रियतमा यूथे तवेयं वशा (strīratneṣu mamorvaśī priyatamā yūthe taveyaṃ vaśā) V.4.25.
2) Name of Lakṣmī.
Derivable forms: strīratnam (स्त्रीरत्नम्).
Strīratna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms strī and ratna (रत्न).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryStrīratna (स्त्रीरत्न).—n.
(-tnaṃ) An excellent woman. E. strī and ratna a gem.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryStrīratna (स्त्रीरत्न).—[neuter] a jewel of a woman, [Epithet] of Lakṣmī.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Strīratna (स्त्रीरत्न):—[=strī-ratna] [from strī] n. ‘jewel of a woman’, an excellent woman, [Kāvya literature; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā] etc. (with Buddhists, ‘one of the seven treasures of monarchs’ [Dharmasaṃgraha 85])
2) [v.s. ...] Name of Lakṣmī, [Śakuntalā]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryStrīratna (स्त्रीरत्न):—[strī-ratna] (tnaṃ) 1. n. A fine woman.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusStrīratna (ಸ್ತ್ರೀರತ್ನ):—
1) [noun] an excellent, most virtuous woman.
2) [noun] Lakṣmi, the Goddess of Wealth.
3) [noun] a most beautiful woman, as one of the fourteen jewels that a jaina emperor is endowed with.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Striratnakuta.
Full-text: Striratnakuta, Dushkula, Saptaratna, Yadapi, Seven Jewels, Stri, Ratna, Madgura, Sambhoktri, Antya, Srishti, Labha, Sarasvati.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 4.19.50 < [Chapter 19 - A Thousand Names of Srī Yamunā]
The Practice Manual of Noble Tārā Kurukullā (by Dharmachakra Translation Committee)
Chapter 2 < [Appendix - Sanskrit Text]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Mahāsudassana-suttanta < [Part 14 - Generosity and the other virtues]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 2.238 < [Section XXXI - Acquiring of Learning from the Lowest]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 144 - The Story of Citrāṅgadeśvara, Phalavatī and Jābāli < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]