Uparatna: 6 definitions
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Uparatna 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsUparatna (उपरत्न):—A class of following semi precious stones
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryUparatna (उपरत्न).—[upamitaṃ ratnena upa gauṇe vā] A secondary or inferior gem; उपरत्नानि काचश्च कर्पूरोश्मा तथैव च । मुक्ताशुक्ति- स्तथा शङ्ख इत्यादीनि बहून्यपि ॥ गुणा यथैव रत्नानामुपरत्नेषु ते तथा । किं तु किंचित्ततो हीना विशेषोऽयमुदाहृतः (uparatnāni kācaśca karpūrośmā tathaiva ca | muktāśukti- stathā śaṅkha ityādīni bahūnyapi || guṇā yathaiva ratnānāmuparatneṣu te tathā | kiṃ tu kiṃcittato hīnā viśeṣo'yamudāhṛtaḥ) ||
Derivable forms: uparatnam (उपरत्नम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryUparatna (उपरत्न):—[=upa-ratna] n. a secondary or inferior gem, [Bhāvaprakāśa]
[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 corpusUparatna (ಉಪರತ್ನ):—[noun] an inferior gem.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 3: Metals, Gems and other substances (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 7 - Uparatna (7): Sugandhika (spinel) < [Chapter XXVII - Uparatna (minor gems)]
Part 5 - Uparatna (5): Pilu (jade) < [Chapter XXVII - Uparatna (minor gems)]
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