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See Navaratna for the talisman, set of stones and gems. See Navaratnas for the group of people Navaratna, literally a Sanskrit compound word meaning "nine gems" is

Navaratnas (Sanskrit dvigu nava-ratna- "nine gems") was a term applied to a group of nine extraordinary people in a king's court in India. Sanskrit (sa संस्कृता वाक् saṃskṛtā vāk, for short sa संस्कृतम् saṃskṛtam) is a historical A Dvigu is a type of compound in Sanskrit grammar Its first constituent is a numeral in the case of dvigu, itself an example for the type- India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Two such well-known groups are Akbar's darbar and that of Vikramaditya. Akbar redirects here For other uses see Akbar (disambiguation Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar ( Jalāl ud-Dīn Muhammad Akbar For the Gupta king see Chandragupta II Vikramāditya Vikramaditya ( Sanskrit: विक्रमादित्य

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In the court of Vikramaditya

Nine gems during the reign of Vikramaditya:

In the court of Akbar

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The Mughal Emperor Akbar's Navratnas were:

Similar Groups

Many famous emperors in India had courtiers labelled in similar ways. For example, the valuable members of the court of Krishna Deva Raya were termed Astadiggajas, the eight elephants. Sri Krishnadevaraya ( Kannada: ಶ್ರೀ ಕೃಷ್ಣದೇವರಾಯ Telugu:శ్రీకృష్ణదేవరాయ (1509-1529 CE was the most famous Astadiggajas (అష్టదిగ్గజులు is the collective title given to the eight telugu Poets in the court of the emperor Sri Krishnadevaraya Ashtapradhan was the title given to the council of Shivaji. The Ashta Pradhan (also spelled Ashtapradhan and Asta Pradhad) was a council of eight men that helped with the administration of the Maratha empire. Shivaji Bhosle, also known as Chhatrapati Shivaji Raje Bhosle ( Marathi: छत्रपती शिवाजीराजे भोसले (Born February

Modern usage

Main article: Navratnas

A number of institutions in modern India are popularly named for this historic group, particularly public-sector units that perform well. See Navaratna for the talisman set of stones and gems See Nine Gems for the well-known navratnas of Akbar and Vikramaditya's courts As on 25. 6. 2007 [1] the list included following PSUs:

References

  1. ^ Official List of Navratnas and miniratnas
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