Ratlam

See Rutlam. Ratnagiri (rut-na-gē'rē), or Rutnagherry (rutna-ger'i). 1. A district in Bombay, British India, situated along the coast of the Arabian Sea, and intersected by lat. 17° N. Area, 3,922 square miles. Population (1891), 1,105,926.-2. The capital of the district of Ratnagiri, situated on the Arabian Sea in lat. 17° N., long. 73° 16′ E. Population (1891), 14,303. Ratnavali (rat-nä'va-lē). [Skt. ratna , pearl, and āvalī , row.] "The Pearl Necklace," a Sanskrit drama of the 7th century, ascribed as the Nag an and a and the Priyadarshika to the king Shri Harsha. Hall, Bühler, and Weber believe the real author to have been Bana, while Pischel ascribes it to of the spring festival now called Holi. Sagarika, called Ratnavali from her jewel necklace, a prince of Ceylon, is accidentally brought to the court, falls in love with the king, and paints his picture. The queen discovers the pic ture, is jealous, and imprisons Sagarika. In the end, however, the king conciliates the first wife and gains a second. A sorcerer plays a great part in it. The best edition is by Cappeller in Böhtlingk's "Sanskrit Chrestomathie" (2d ed.). It has been translated into English by Wilson, and into German by Fritze.