…On ratana in similes see J.P.T.S. 1909, 127. 2. (fig.) treasure, gem of (-˚) Snp.836 (etādisaṃ…

…(with water) DN.ii.172 (cakkaratanaṃ; neither with Morris J.P.T.S. 1886, 131 “give up”, nor with trsl. of Ja.ii.311 “roll along”);…

…vittaṃ… idam pi Buddhe ratanaṃ “whatever… that” Snp.224; ime divase these days (just gone) Ja.ii.416; cp. also Vin.i.84; Snp.429;…

…SN.ii.222 (˚ratana); Ja.vi.354 (˚pāda quadruped; variant reading for aṭṭhaḍḍha)

• -aḷhaka 1/2 an…

…a.); Mil.282 (maṇiratanaṃ subhaṃ jātimantaṃ a.) of the pillars of a heavenly palace (Vimāna) Ja.vi.127 = Ja.vi.173 = Vv.78#2 (a….

…abundant, much Thig.406 (˚ratana, so read for bahuta˚), Thig.435 (for bahutadhana); Ja.iii.425 (bahūtam ajjaṃ “plenty of food”; ajja =…

…& C. explains.: “bhā ti ratanass’ etaṃ nāmaṃ.” The variant reading for bhaññaṃ is bhuñjaṃ; the passage may be corrupt from…

…pair of wheels Vv.83#2; -ratana the treasure of the wheel that is of the sun (cp. Rh. D. Buddh. Suttas p. 252 Dialogues…

…Dhp-a.iv.11;

• -ratana “a pearl of a garment,” a fine garment Mil.262.
• -vaṭṭi…

…treasure-finder (see ratana) DN.ii.16, DN.ii.176; Snp.p.106. Cp. Rh.D. Dialogues etc. ii.206.

gaha + pati. Vedic…

…Vin. Texts ii.154);

• -ratana a precious rug of wool Ja.iv.138; Mil.17 (16 ft. long 18 ft. wide); *…

…danta˚ Ja.i.321. 3. (adj.) (-˚) trimmed arranged with: nānāratana˚ Vv-a.35.

fr. kappeti, cp. Sk. kalpana

…Pv.iii.2#21; Vv.8#2 (= ratanamayakaṇṇikāya bandhaketuvanto Vv-a.50); Vv-a.6 (upari˚, with upper storey) variant reading…

…s. v. lacertus Cp. P. bhuja¹ & ratana

…reads laṅghimayā (“like deer; jumping”?) & explains by nānā-ratana-mayā “made of var. jewels,” rather strange.

…tato ākāsato satta-ratana-vassaṃ vassati) Others are: paṭhavī-jaya m. (by means of which one conquers the earth) Ja.ii.243;…

…-ratana a precious stone or mineral, which is a gem (jewel); i.e. maṇi as a kind of ratana, of which there are seven…

…Vv.36#2 (nānā-ratana˚); Mhvs.18, Mhvs.30 (vividhadhaja˚ mahābodhi). 2. (perhaps to māla) bearing a stain of, muddy, in…

…of, rid of DN.ii.14 (maṇi-ratanaṃ vatthe n. set into); Iti.13 (sagge: put into heaven) Ja.i.53, Ja.i.266; Pv.iii.6#8; Mil.343 (agga˚; put…

…(C. reading for T. bahuta-ratana).

• -pañña rich in wisdom Snp.359, Snp.539, Snp.996.
• -bhakkha…

…(dāru), Mil.282 (maṇiratana); Vv-a.188. In special sense used with ref. to jhāna, as kasiṇa˚; processes whereby jhāna is introduced,…

leader, guide, adviser; one of the 7 treasures (ratanāni) of a great king or Cakkavattin (according to Bdhgh on DN.ii.177 the eldest son; in the Lal. Vist. a general cp. Divy.211 Divy.217; Senart, *Lé …

…Snp-a.117; Vv-a.112 (˚ratana). 2. a sprout, young branch, shoot Ja.iii.389, Ja.iii.395 (kāḷa-valli˚); Ja.v.207; Ne.14 (˚ankura);…

…Snp-a.117; Vv-a.112 (˚ratana). 2. a sprout, young branch, shoot Ja.iii.389, Ja.iii.395 (kāḷa-valli˚); Ja.v.207; Ne.14 (˚ankura);…

…pp. 517 sq. (˚niddesa)

• -ratana the gem of reason or knowledge Dhs.16 Dhs.20 etc
• -vimutta freed by reason DN.ii.70 DN.iii.105 DN.iii.254…

adjective belonging to the past, former, old Ne-a.194.

fr. purā, cp. sanātana in formation

…Ja.v.274; Mil.218 (maṇiratana); Dhp-a.i.20; Vv-a.288; Pv-a.66 (where id. p Ja.iii.167 reads paṭipākatika), Pv-a.206; *pākatikaṃ…

…in phrase aniggata-ratanake “When the treasure has not gone out” Vin.iv.160, where the chief queen is meant with…

adjective a ratana in length Ja.i.7 (aḍḍha˚); Mil.312 (aṭṭha˚).

fr. ratana

…with the choice of either = ratana-ññu i.e. knowing the gem of Nibbāna, or = bahu-ratti-vidū i.e. knowing many nights); Thag-a.141. A f….

…him). See under cakkavatti & ratana
■ In a similar sense the term; dhamma-rājā is used as epithet of the Buddha Snp.554 (rāj’…

…him). See under cakkavatti & ratana
■ In a similar sense the term; dhamma-rājā is used as epithet of the Buddha Snp.554 (rāj’…

adjective primeval, of old; for ever, eternal DN.ii.240, DN.ii.244; SN.i.189 (cp. K.S. i.321: porāṇaka santānaṃ vā paṇḍitānaṃ dhamma); Dhp-a.i.51.

for sanātana (cp. purātana); Idg. *seno = Gr. ε …

…in extent Ja.v.484.

• -ratana the 7 royal treasures DN.i.88; Iti.15; Ja.v.484.
• -ratta a week Ja.vi.230…

…functions as one of the 7 ratanas (the 5 as given under sampadā up to vimuttiñāṇadassana; plus paṭisambhidā and bojjhanga)
■…

…Norm. & the Community) see ratana e.g. Pv-a.1, Pv-a.49, Pv-a.141
■ piṭaka-ttaya the triad of the Piṭakas…

…(= ārabbha), Pv-a.49 (ratanattayaṃ), Pv-a.70 (maṃ), Pv-a.146.

• -kata allotted to, specified as, meant for (cp….

…(˚caṇḍāla, ˚ratana); AN.iv.220 sq. (kittāvatā hoti); Snp.376 Snp.384; Ja.i.83; Pv.i.10#4; Vb.248 (˚sikkhā); DN-a.i.234;…

…vuttaṃ Vv-a.82); ratana˚; the best of gems Snp.683; rāja˚; famous king Vv.32#1 (= Sakka Vv-a.134); or inserted between noun and…

…Vv.38#5 (explained as “ratanamayā kaṇṇikā” (pl.) at Vv-a.174); Ja.vi.488; Vv-a.178 Vv-a.189, Vv-a.209
■ Note. The root…

…lapis lazuli, vajira diamend. See also under ratana¹.

cp. dial. Sk. vaiḍūrya

…Dhp-a.iv.220; Vb-a.343 (dvādas’ angulāni vidatthi; dve vidatthiyo ratanaṃ, etc.).

cp. Vedic vitasti; see Geiger,

Pali Grammar

…

…(˚yojana-sata); Ja.v.36 (˚ratana-sata); Dhp-a.i.8 Dhp-a.ii.91 (˚yojana-sataṃ).

both for Vedic viṃśati; cp. Av. vīsaiti, Gr. ει…

…(˚yojana-sata); Ja.v.36 (˚ratana-sata); Dhp-a.i.8 Dhp-a.ii.91 (˚yojana-sataṃ).

both for Vedic viṃśati; cp. Av. vīsaiti, Gr. ει…

…a measure of length (= 7 ratanas) Vb-a.343.

• -koṭi the end of the stick or staff Dhp-a.i.15. *…

adjective to be wished for, desirable Mil.2 (˚ratana).

grd. of āsiṃsati

…id. p. Vv.48#2 āveline) Vv.32#3 ; Vv-a.125 (on Vv.30#2 explains as ratana-maya-pupph’ āveḷavatī).

fr. āveḷā

…Ja.iii.389; Mil.17 (ratanaṃ soḷasahatthaṃ āyāmena aṭṭhahatthaṃ vitthārena), Mil.282 (ratanaṃ catuhatth’āyāmaṃ);…