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Sarasvati

American  
[suh-ruhs-vuh-tee, suhr-uhs-vuh-] / səˈrʌs və ti, ˈsʌr əs və- /

noun

  1. the Hindu goddess of learning and the arts.


Sarasvati British  
/ sʌˈrʌsvəti /

noun

  1. Hinduism a goddess of learning and eloquence

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Puppala’s boss, Siddharth Sarasvati, said the new fee is a deterrent for a startup like his.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 26, 2025

Here, it is the angelic Sarasvati “Sara” Troy who climbs her namesake, the fictionalized highest peak in the Indian Himalayas, also known as Mysterium.

From Washington Post • Aug. 16, 2018

And it is also holy because it marks the confluence of three sacred rivers�the muddy Ganges, the blue Jumna and the invisible Sarasvati, which is supposed to flow underground.

From Time Magazine Archive

Having bowed down unto Narayana and Nara, the most exalted of male beings, and the goddess Sarasvati, must the word Jaya be uttered.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan

Even thus that foremost of rivers, the Sarasvati, made her appearance at Pushkara for the sake of the Grandsire and for gratifying the Munis.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan

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