नवरत्न

See also: नवरतन and नव रतन

Hindi

Alternative forms

नवरतन (navratan), नव रतन (nav ratan)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नवरत्न (navaratna), synchronically analyzable as नव (nav, “nine”) +‎ रत्न (ratna, “gem, jewel”).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /nəʋ.ɾət̪.nᵊ/, [nɐʋ.ɾɐt̪̚.nᵊ]

Noun

नवरत्न • (navratna) m

(Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) navaratna (the nine precious gems revered in South and Southeast Asia)
(idiomatic) any group of nine notable individuals or entities; "the nine jewels", navaratnas
1. the nine scholars in the court of Vikramaditya
2. the nine scholars in the court of Akbar
3. the nine scholars in the court of Raja Krishnachandra
4. 14 high-performing Indian public sector companies

Declension

Declension of *नवरत्न* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	नवरत्न navratna	नवरत्न navratna
oblique	नवरत्न navratna	नवरत्नों navratnõ
vocative	नवरत्न navratna	नवरत्नो navratno

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “नव”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

নৱৰত্ন (Assamese script)
ᬦᬯᬭᬢ᭄ᬦ (Balinese script)
নবরত্ন (Bengali script)
𑰡𑰪𑰨𑰝𑰿𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀦𑀯𑀭𑀢𑁆𑀦 (Brahmi script)
နဝရတ္န (Burmese script)
નવરત્ન (Gujarati script)
ਨਵਰਤ੍ਨ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌨𑌵𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨 (Grantha script)
ꦤꦮꦫꦠ꧀ꦤ (Javanese script)
𑂢𑂫𑂩𑂞𑂹𑂢 (Kaithi script)
ನವರತ್ನ (Kannada script)
នវរត្ន (Khmer script)
ນວຣຕ຺ນ (Lao script)
നവരത്ന (Malayalam script)
ᠨᠠᠸᠠᡵᠠᢠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘡𑘪𑘨𑘝𑘿𑘡 (Modi script)
ᠨᠠᠸᠠᠷᠠᢐᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑧁𑧊𑧈𑦽𑧠𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
𑐣𑐰𑐬𑐟𑑂𑐣 (Newa script)
ନଵରତ୍ନ (Odia script)
ꢥꢮꢬꢡ꣄ꢥ (Saurashtra script)
𑆤𑆮𑆫𑆠𑇀𑆤 (Sharada script)
𑖡𑖪𑖨𑖝𑖿𑖡 (Siddham script)
නවරත‍්න (Sinhalese script)
𑩯𑩾𑩼𑩫 𑪙𑩯 (Soyombo script)
𑚝𑚦𑚤𑚙𑚶𑚝 (Takri script)
நவரத்ந (Tamil script)
నవరత్న (Telugu script)
นวรตฺน (Thai script)
ན་ཝ་ར་ཏྣ (Tibetan script)
𑒢𑒫𑒩𑒞𑓂𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
𑨝𑨭𑨫𑨙𑩇𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

नव (nava) +‎ रत्न (ratna)

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /nɐ.ʋɐ.ɾɐt.nɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /n̪ɐ.ʋɐ.ɾɐt̪.n̪ɐ/

Noun

नवरत्न • (navaratna) stem, n

the nine precious gems (viz. pearl, ruby, topaz, diamond, emerald, lapis lazuli, coral, sapphire, and गो-मेध they are supposed to be related to the 9 planets) L. (cf. MWB. 528)
the 9 jewels (i.e. the 9 men of letters at the court of विक्रमादित्य, viz. धन्वन्तरि, क्षपणक, अमर-सिंह, शङ्कु, वेताल-भट्ट, घट-कर्पर, कालिदास, वर-रुचि, and वराह-मिहिर) L.

Descendants

→ Burmese: နဝရတ် (na.wa.rat)
→ English: navaratna
→ Hindi: नवरत्न (navratna)
→ Khmer: នព្វរ័តន៍ (nuppĕəʼrŏət)
→ Thai: นพรัตน์

References

Monier Williams (1899) “नवरत्न”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 531, column 2.