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Ratimala, ¸é²¹³Ù¾±³¾Äå±ôÄå, Rati-mala: 2 definitions

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Ratimala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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

Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)

: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literature

¸é²¹³Ù¾±³¾Äå±ôÄå (रतिमालà¤�) refers to one of the 135 metres (chandas) mentioned by ±·²¹Ã±Âá³ÜṇḲ¹ (1794-1868 C.E.) in his Vá¹›ttaratnÄvalÄ«. ±·²¹Ã±Âá³ÜṇḲ¹ was a poet of both Kannada and Sanskrit literature flourished in the court of the famous KṛṣṇarÄja Woá¸eyar of Mysore. He introduces the names of these metres (e.g., ¸é²¹³Ù¾±³¾Äå±ôÄå) in 20 verses.

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Chandas (छनà¥à¤¦à¤¸à¥) refers to Sanskrit prosody and represents one of the six Vedangas (auxiliary disciplines belonging to the study of the Vedas). The science of prosody (chandas-shastra) focusses on the study of the poetic meters such as the commonly known twenty-six metres mentioned by Pingalas.

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In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

1) ¸é²¹³Ù¾±³¾Äå±ôÄå (रतिमालà¤�) is the daughter of king AtivÄ«rya from NandyÄvartapura, according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.5 [The kidnapping of SÄ«tÄ] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triá¹£aṣṭiÅ›alÄkÄpuruá¹£acaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.—Accordingly: “[...] Proud in his heart, AtivÄ«rya settled the kingdom on his son Vijayaratha, intending to take initiation. Though opposed by RÄma, he, noble-minded, became a mendicant. His son, Vijayaratha, gave his sister, ¸é²¹³Ù¾±³¾Äå±ôÄå, to Laká¹£maṇa and he accepted her. RÄma and his army went to Vijayapura, but Vijayaratha went to AyodhyÄ to serve Bharata. [...]â€�.

2) ¸é²¹³Ù¾±³¾Äå±ôÄå (रतिमालà¤�) refers to one of the eight chief-queens of Laká¹£maṇa (son of SumitrÄ and DaÅ›aratha), according to chapter 7.8 [The abandonment of SÄ«tÄ].—Accordingly, “In Laká¹£maṇa’s household there were sixteen thousand women. Among them were eight chief-queens: [e.g., ¸é²¹³Ù¾±³¾Äå±ôÄå, ...]. There were two hundred and fifty sons and among these were eight born of the chief-queens: [e.g., Vimala, son of ¸é²¹³Ù¾±³¾Äå±ôÄå]â€�.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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