Saraswati
सरस्वती
From Sanskrit सरस् (saras), "water, lake", and वती (vatī), "one who has": the flowing one.
Meaning and origin
Saraswati is a Sanskrit name built on the word for a lake or flowing water, and belongs first to a river praised in the Rigveda before being personified as the Hindu goddess of learning, music and the arts.
How to pronounce Saraswati
| Hindi | suh-russ-VUH-tee /sərəsʋət̪iː/ |
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