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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

Ganga and Sarasvati and Sindhu and the Sky became its Dhura; all the other rivers and all the waters became the chords for binding the several limbs of that car.

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

In this foremost of tirthas of the Sarasvati, O king, he began to emaciate his own body by means of vows and fasts with fixed resolve.

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

Among the Hindus it was regarded as a priceless gift from the great god Brahma, who was its creator and whose peerless consort, Sarasvati, was its guardian.

From For Every Music Lover A Series of Practical Essays on Music by Aubertine Woodward Moore

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