Navarathnani Eka sloki

Navarathnani  Eka sloki

नवरत्नानि एकश्लोकी

(The vikramadhithyas Navarathnas  in one verse)

 

Tanslated by

P.R.Ramachander

 

विक्रमादित्यराजसभास्थनवसंख्यकपण्डिताः -

धन्वन्तरि क्षपणकामरसिंह शङ्कु

      वेतालभट्ट घटकर्पर कालिदासाः ।

ख्यातो वराहमिहिरो नृपतेः सभायां

      रत्नानि वै वररुचिर्नव विक्रमस्य ॥

 

इति नवर्त्नानि एकश्लोकी समाप्ता ॥

 

Vikramadhithya  raja sabhastha nava samkhyaka  panditha

Dhanwanthari, kshapana  , amara simha, sanku

Vetala Bhatta, ghata karpara, kali dasaa

Khyatho   varamihiro Nrupathe  sabhayaam

Rathnani  vara ruchir  nava  vikramasya

 

In the court of king  Vikramadhithya  , there  were  nine scholars

Dhanwantari, kshapana  , Amara  simha, Sanku

Vetala  Bhatta , Ghata karpara, Kalidasa

And the famous Varaha  minhira  in the kings court

Among the gems the ninth of Vikramadhithya  is vara ruchi

 

The nine gems

Dhanvantri was a great Physician.

Kshapana   the astrologer,

Amarasena  who wrote   synonyms  of Sanskrit words

SAnku  -architect

Vetala Bhata- magiciamn

Ghata Karpara- a great poet 

Kalidasa –great poet

Varaha mihira-astromer

Vara Ruchi-grammarian and Sanskrit scholar