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शक्राभिलग्न (zakrAbhilagna)

 
Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid
English
śakrābhilagna, lit. fixed upon (worn by) Indra, n. of a jewel: usually compounded or associated with a following maṇiratna (or merely ratna)
acc. to Gv 〔498.22〕 Indra mastered the gods by its magic, °na-maṇiratnāvabaddhaḥ śakro devarājā sarvadevagaṇān abhibhavati
usually it has no direct connection with Indra but is merely a name of a particular gem
so in a list of names of gems Mvy 〔5960〕 °na-ratnam
Mv 〔ii.310.21〕 °nehi maṇiratanehi samalaṃkṛtaṃ (bodhivṛkṣam)
Sukh 〔54.8〕 °namaṇiratna-vicitritaś (bodhivṛkṣaḥ)
Gv 〔101.21〕 °na-maṇiratna-vitānair
LV 〔297.16〕 °na-maṇiratna kṣipanti (at the tree of bodhi, before the Bodhisattva).