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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

The high abode of Vasishtha was in the tirtha called Sthanu on the eastern bank of the Sarasvati.

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

But—by the blessing of Sarasvati, Giver of Wisdom—she had succeeded, beyond hope, in dispelling the shy reluctance of his race to talk of the 'big little things.'

From Far to Seek A Romance of England and India by Diver, Maud

When the time came, O Janamejaya, they plunged into the Sarasvati.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan

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