Yoshidratna, Yoṣidratna, Yoshit-ratna: 2 definitions
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Yoshidratna 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 Yoṣidratna can be transliterated into English as Yosidratna or Yoshidratna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryYoṣidratna (योषिद्रत्न).—an excellent woman.
Derivable forms: yoṣidratnam (योषिद्रत्नम्).
Yoṣidratna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms yoṣit and ratna (रत्न). See also (synonyms): yoṣāratna.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryYoṣidratna (योषिद्रत्न):—[=yoṣid-ratna] [from yoṣid > yoṣaṇā] n. a jewel of a woman, a most excellent woman, [Mahābhārata]
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: Yoshid, Yoshit, Ratna.
Full-text: Yosharatna.
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