सरस्वती
विद्या की अधिष्ठात्री देवी
presiding goddess of learning, minerva
सरस्वती — minerva (Noun)
सरस्वती — saraswati (Noun)
सरस्वती — दशविधेषु संन्यासिषु एकः।; "सरस्वत्यः शृङ्गेर्यां निवसन्ति।" (noun)
सरस्वती — एका रागिणी।; "श्रोतारः सङ्गीतज्ञाय सरस्वस्त्यः स्वराः स्पष्टीकर्तुं कथयन्ति।" (noun)
सरस्वती — एका देवता ।; "सरस्वती बुद्धेः देवता अस्ति" (noun)
सरस्वती — {sárasvatī} f. (of {sárasvat}, q.v. under {sáras}) a region abounding in pools and lakes MBh. i, 7745##N. of a river (celebrated in RV. and held to be a goddess whose identity is much disputed##most authorities hold that the name Sárasvatī is identical with the Avestan Haraquaiti river in Afghanistan, but that it usually means the Indus in the RV., and only occasionally the small sacred rivers in Madhya-deśa {see below}##the river-goddess has seven sisters and is herself sevenfold, she is called the mother of streams, the best of mothers, of rivers, and of goddesses##the Ṛishis always recognize the connection of the goddess with the river, and invoke her to descend from the sky, to bestow vitality, renown, and riches##elsewhere she is described as moving along a golden path and as destroying Vṛitra &c##as a goddess she is often connected with other deities, e.g. with Pūshan, Indra, the Maruts and the Aśvins##in the Āpri hymns she forms a triad with the sacrificial goddesses Iḍā and Bhātrati##accord. to a myth told in the VS. xix, 12, SṭSárasvatī through speech [{vācā}] communicated vigour to Indra##in the BrṢmaṇas she is identified with {vāc}, 'Speech', and in later times becomes goddess of eloquence, See below) RV. &c. &c##N. of a well-known small river (held very sacred by the Hindūs##identified with the modern Sursooty, at, d formerly marking with the Dṛishadvatī one of the boundaries of the region Ārya-deśa and of the sacred district called Brahmâvarta [see Mn. ii, 17] in RV. vii, 95, 2, this river is represented as flowing into the sea, although later legends make it disappear underground and join the Ganges and Jumnā at Allahibād##See {tri-veṇī}, {prayāga}) ib##N. of various rivers (esp. of rivers which in sacredness are equal to Sárasvatī and which are three accord. to AV. vi, 101, and seven accord. to MBh. ix, 2188)##any river Naigh. i, 13##N. of the goddess of eloquence and learning (cf. above##she is opposed to Śri or Lakshmī [ v, 24], and sometimes considered as the daughter and also wife of Beahmā, the proper wife of that god being rather Sāvitri or Gāyatri##she is also identified with Durgā, or even with the wife of Vishṇu and of Manu, and held to be the daughter of Daksha) Mn. MBh. &c##speech or the power of speech, eloquence, learning wisdom MBh. Kāv. &c##a celestial or oracular voice Kālid. Kathās. Rājat##a cow VS. viii, 43##an excellent woman (= {strī-ratna}) L##N. of various plants (Cardiospermum Halicacabum, Egle Marmelos, Ruta Graveolens &c.) L##N. of a twoyear-old girl representing Durgā at her festival L##of a poetess Cat##of various other women (esp. of the wives of Dadhica, Śaṃkarâcārya, Maṇḍaṇamiśra &c.) ib##of one of the ten mendicant orders traced back to Śarnkaracārya (whose members add the word {sarasvatī} to their names)
सरस्वती — {sarasvatī} &c. See p. 1182, col. 2
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