Sarasa, Sarasā, Śarāsa, Sārasā, Shara-asa, Sharasa, Sārasa: 33 definitions

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In Hinduism
In Buddhism
1. Tibetan Buddhism
2. Mahayana
In Jainism
1. General definition
India history
Biology
Languages
1. Pali
2. Marathi
3. Sanskrit
4. Hindi
5. Prakrit
6. Kannada
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Sarasa means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Śarāsa can be transliterated into English as Sarasa or Sharasa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: archive.org: The mirror of gesture (abhinaya-darpana)

One of the Hands that indicate Flying Creatures.—Crane (sārasa), the Pradiṣa-mukula hand, i.e., the Mukula hand with the little finger slightly bent.

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Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).

Ayurveda (science of life)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

Source: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical study

1) Sārasa (सारस) (lit. “one residing in the lake”) refers to a kind of brid, according to scientific texts such as the Mṛgapakṣiśāstra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birds” by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.

2) Sārasa (सारस) (lit. “one who belongs to pond or lake”) also refers to Garuḍa.

3) Sārasa (सारस) also refers to the Indian Sarus crane (Grus antigone antigone).

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Sārasa (सारस) is a Sanskrit word referring to the “sarasa crane”. The meat of this animal is part of the māṃsavarga (‘group of flesh’), which is used throughout Ayurvedic literature. The animal Sārasa is part of the sub-group named Ambucārin, refering to animals “which move on waters”. It was classified by Caraka in his Carakasaṃhitā sūtrasthāna (chapter 27), a classical Ayurvedic work. Caraka defined such groups (vargas) based on the dietic properties of the substance.

Source: archive.org: Sushruta samhita, Volume I

Sārasa (सारस)—Sanskrit word for a bird “crane”, sāras “crane” (Grus antigone). This animal is from the group called Plava (‘those which float’ or ‘those move about in large flocks’). Plava itself is a sub-group of the group of animals known as Ānupa (those that frequent marshy places).

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Sārasa (सारस):—Lake water, is source of ground water. It improves digestive power and does not aggravates Vata. Best time for consumption of this kind of water is Hemantha rtu (early winter)

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Dharmashastra (religious law)

Source: Google Books: Manusmṛti with the Manubhāṣya

Sārasa (सारस) in the bird called puṣkara, which has a long neck, long feet and is of blue colour. (See the Manubhāṣya verse 5.12)

Source: Prācyā: Animals and animal products as reflected in Smṛti texts

Sārasa (सारस) refers to the bird “Egret” or “Heron” (Bubulcus ibis or Ardea cinerea).—Birds have been described in several ancient Sanskrit texts that they have been treated elaborately by eminent scholars. These birds [viz., Sārasa] are enumerated in almost several Smṛtis in context of specifying the expiations for killing them and their flesh being used as a dietary article to give satisfaction to the manes (Pitṛs) in Śrāddha rites. These are elaborated especially in the Manusmṛti, Parāśarasmṛti [chapter VI], Gautamasmṛti [chapter 23], Śātātapasmṛti [II.54-56], Uśānasmṛti [IX.10-IX.12], Yājñavalkyasmṛti [I.172-I.175], Viṣṇusmṛti [51.28-51.29], Uttarāṅgirasasmṛti [X.16].

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Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Wisdom Library: Varāha-purāṇa

Sarasa (सरस) is the name of a mountain situated at lake Asitoda and mount Vipula, according to the Varāhapurāṇa chapter 75. The Vipula mountain lies on the western side of mount Meru, which is one of the seven mountains located in Jambūdvīpa, ruled over by Āgnīdhra, a grandson of Svāyambhuva Manu, who was created by Brahmā, who was in turn created by Nārāyaṇa, the unknowable all-pervasive primordial being.

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

1) Sārasa (सारस).—A child of Garuḍa. (Mahābhārata Udyoga Parva, Chapter 101, Verse 11).

2) Sārasa (सारस).—A son of Yadu. He founded the city Krauñcapura on the banks of the river Venā in South India. (Harivaṃśa, 2, 38, 27).

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

1) Sārasa (सारस) refers to a kind of bird, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.22. Accordingly as Śiva said to Sitā:—“[...] O my beloved, beautiful woman, clouds will not reach the place where I have to make an abode for you. [...] The Apricot tree seems to dance with their oscillating branches. They seem to be fanning the self-born god of love. There are Sārasa birds and the intoxicated Cakravāka (Cakrāṅga) birds heightening its beauty”.

2) Sārasa (सारस) refers to a “lotus”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.5.—Accordingly, as Menā eulogised Śivā (i.e., Umā/Durgā):—“I bow to the great goddess, the bestower of all desires, I bow to her who wields great illusion, the creator and sustainer of the universe. I bow to her of contemplative sleep, and to her the wielder of great illusion and the cause of permanent bliss. I bow to the mother of the universe. I bow to Siddhā having the garland of auspicious lotuses [i.e., śubha-sārasa-mālinī]. [...]”.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) Sārasa (सारस).—A kind of bird born of Jaṭāyu.^*

* Matsya-purāṇa 6. 36.

1b) Sons of Śyeni and Garuḍa, in the Himālayan lakes;¹ cranes as born of Śuci.²

1) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 7. 456; 22. 65 etc.
2) Matsya-purāṇa 6. 32.

2) Sārasā (सारसा).—One of the six charioteers of Lalitā.^*

* Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 20. 92.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka Maṇḍala

Sārasā (सारसा) is the name of a Ḍākinī who, together with the Vīra (hero) named Sārasa forms one of the 36 pairs situated in the Vāyucakra, according to the 10th century Ḍākārṇava chapter 15. Accordingly, the vāyucakra refers to one of the three divisions of the dharma-puṭa (‘dharma layer’), situated in the Herukamaṇḍala. The 36 pairs of Ḍākinīs [viz., Sārasā] and Vīras are dark blue in color; they each have one face and four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum, and a knife.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Sārasa (सारस) refers to a “crane”, according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 46.—Accordingly, “The Yogin who is based on the dhyānas and samāpattis attains the four immeasurables, the liberations, the sources of mastery, the superknowledges, eloquence and other very profound qualities. Possessing them fully, he is able to transform bricks and stones into cintāmaṇi and, a fortiori, into other things. There is nothing he cannot accomplish at will: [...] 7) sometimes he makes himself as light as a feather of a crane (sārasa-roman), [...]”.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Sarasā (सरसा) is the wife of Atibhūti, the son of Anukośā and Vasubhūti, a Brāhman from Dāru, according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.4 [Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.—Accordingly, “Now in Jambūdvīpa in this same Bhāratakṣetra in the village Dāru there was a Brāhman, Vasubhūti. He had a son, Atibhūti, by his wife, Anukośā; and his son had a wife, Sarasā. One day she was kidnaped quickly by a trick by a Brāhman, Kayāna, who had become infatuated with her. [...]”.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

India history and geography

Source: archive.org: Nilamata Purana: a cultural and literary study (history)

Sarasā (सरसा) is the name of a river mentioned in the Nīlamatapurāṇa that remains unidentified.

Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)

Sārasa (सारस) refers to type of animal found in water ponds of ancient India, according to Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—Page 160.13: There is a reference to stencil cutting in which a figure of Rājahaṃsī and the name of prince Kuvalayacandra were reproduced. It was one of the seventy-two arts. The price Kuvalayacandra himself cut a stencil design of a water pond with haṃsa, sārasa, cakravāka, nalinī, śatapatra, bhramara and also cut a Gāthā verse on it (169.8).

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Sarasa in Philippines is the name of a plant defined with Graptophyllum pictum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Justicia picta L. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Austrobaileya (2000)
· Plantae Asiaticae Rariores (1832)
· Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. (2005)
· Sci. & Cult. (1977)
· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1978)
· Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. (2001)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Sarasa, for example side effects, diet and recipes, health benefits, chemical composition, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

sarasa : (adj.) tasteful. || sārasa (m.), a water bird.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Sarasa, (adj.) (sa³+rasa) with its essential properties (see rasa) Nd¹ 43; sarasabhāva a method of exposition DhsA. 71. (Page 698)

— or —

Sārasa, (cp. Epic Sk. sārasa) a water bird, Ardea sibirica VvA. 57, 163; at both pass. =koñca. (Page 706)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

sarasa (सरस).—m ( P) Glue.

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sarasa (सरस).—a ( H from śrēyas S) Superior, excelling, finer, better. 2 Exceeding, greater, larger, more (in size, age, quality, number &c.)

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sarasa (सरस).—a (S) Having juice or sap; juicy, sappy, succulent. 2 fig. Sapid, spirited, sprightly, salty, savory, piquant &c.

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sarasā (सरसा).—a (sadṛśa S) Similar, resembling, like. Ex. nāṃvāsaraśī karaṇī asāvī. 2 Used as prep decl with an accommodation of the above sense:--In the neighborhood of; nigh or close unto; akin to, alongside of, or along with; together with. Ex. gharāsaraśīṃ gharēṃ lāgalēlīṃ āhēta; bhintī- saraśī daūta ṭhēva; apō nārāyaṇa rakṣī nija dāsā || lōṭūnī sarasā kaḍē (i. e. kaḍēsarasā Along the margin or edge) ghālī ||. Also:-With the sway, sweep, rush, or course of; as hākēsaraśī ghālī uḍī || stambhā- mājīṃ kaḍāḍī ||; also gōḷyāsarasē vṛkṣa hī uḍālē; vārēsarasā, hātāsarasā, jhapāṭyāsarasā, taḍākhyāsarasā, uṭhaṇyāsarasā, bōlaṇyāsarasā. 3 Used as ad decl:--In the neighborhood, near, nigh. 4 ad decl Towards or to one side; out of the direct way. Used with verbs of action or motion; as kāḍha, kara, ghāla, & nigha, hō, jā.

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sarasā (सरसा).—a Commonly sarasa. Superior &c.

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sārasa (सारस).—m (S) Indian crane, Ardea Antigone.

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sārasa (सारस).—n C The broad and hollow end of a branch of the Surma, or a piece of a branch of a Palm-tree matted, or other similar thing; as used to bale up water (in a field or plantation).

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

sarasa (सरस).—m Glue. a Superior; exceeding; juicy.

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sarasā (सरसा).—ad Near. prep Nigh. a Like; superior.

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sārasa (सारस).—m Indian crane. sārasī f The female of it.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Sarasa (सरस).—a.

1) Juicy, succulent.

2) Tasty, sapid.

3) Wet; सरसनखपदान्तर्दष्टकेशप्रमोकम् (sarasanakhapadāntardaṣṭakeśapramokam) Śiśupālavadha 11.54.

4) Wet with perspiration; तं वीक्ष्य वेपथुमती सरसाङ्गयष्टिः (taṃ vīkṣya vepathumatī sarasāṅgayaṣṭiḥ) Kumārasambhava 5.85.

5) Full of love, impassioned; त्वयि चपलेऽपि च सरसां भ्रमर कथं वा सरोजिनीं त्यजसि (tvayi capale'pi ca sarasāṃ bhramara kathaṃ vā sarojinīṃ tyajasi) Bv.1.1 (where it means 'full of honey' also).

6) Charming, lovely, agreeable, beautiful; सरसवसन्ते (sarasavasante) Gītagovinda 1; तन्मे मनः क्षिपति यत्सरसप्रहारम् (tanme manaḥ kṣipati yatsarasaprahāram) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 4.8.

7) Fresh, new, blooming; सरसकुसुमक्षामैरङ्गै- रनङ्गमहाज्वरः (sarasakusumakṣāmairaṅgai- ranaṅgamahājvaraḥ) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 9.1.

8) Thick, solid (sāndra); निहित- सरसयावकैर्वभासे चरणतलैः कृतपद्धतिर्वधूनाम् (nihita- sarasayāvakairvabhāse caraṇatalaiḥ kṛtapaddhatirvadhūnām) Kirātārjunīya 1.3.

9) Expressive of poetical sentiment; see रस (rasa).

-sam A lake, pond.

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Sārasa (सारस).—a. (-sī f.) [सरस इदम् अण् (sarasa idam aṇ)]

1) Belonging to a lake; विशदा विशदामत्तसारसे सारसे जले (viśadā viśadāmattasārase sārase jale) Kāv.3.14; Nalod. 2.4.

2) Belonging to or proceeding from a Sārasa.

-saḥ 1 The (Indian) crane, or swan (according to some); विभिद्यमाना विससार सारसानुदस्य तीरेषु तरङ्गसंहतिः (vibhidyamānā visasāra sārasānudasya tīreṣu taraṅgasaṃhatiḥ) Kirātārjunīya 8.31; Śiśupālavadha 6.75;12.44; Meghadūta 31; R.1.41.

2) A bird in general.

3) The moon.

-sam 1 A lotus; पुरा सरसि मानसे विकचसारसालिस्खलत् (purā sarasi mānase vikacasārasāliskhalat) Bv.1.3.

2) The zone or girdle of a woman.

-sī A female (Indian) crane.

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Sārasa (सारस).—a. Crying, calling.

-sārasyam a cry, shout.

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Śarāsa (शरास).—a bow; Bhāg.

Derivable forms: śarāsaḥ (शरासः).

Śarāsa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śara and āsa (आस).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sarasa (सरस).—mfn.

(-saḥ-sā-saṃ) 1. Tasty, juicy, sapid. 2. Comprising the expression of the poetical Rasas or sentiments, (a work, &c.) 3. Impassioned. 4. Beautiful, charming. 5. Agreeable. n.

(-saṃ) 1. A tank, a pond, a lake. 2. Alchemy. f.

(-sā) A sort of Teori. f. (-sī) A lake, a pond. E. sa with, rasa juice.

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Sārasa (सारस).—mfn.

(-saḥ-sī-saṃ) Relating or belonging to a lake or pond, &c. n.

(-saṃ) 1. A lotus. 2. A woman’s zone. mf. (-saḥ-sī) The Saras or Indian crane, male and female, (Ardea Sibirica.) m.

(-saḥ) 1. The moon. 2. A bird in general. E. saras a pond, a lake, aṇ aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sarasa (सरस).—i. e. saras + a, and sa-rasa, I. n. 1. A pond. 2. (or m. ?), Alchemy, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 4, 247. 3. A substitute for saras at the end of some comp. words. Ii. adj. 1. Tasty, juicy, [Meghadūta, (ed. Gildemeister.)] 14. 2. Beautiful, charming, [Mālatīmādhava, (ed. Calc.)] 51, 5; [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 1, 6; agreeable, [Ṛtusaṃhāra] 1, 2. 3. New, [Śiśupālavadha] 9, 85. 4. Impassioned. 5. ºsam, adv. Enraptured, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] 57, 11.

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Sārasa (सारस).—i. e. saras + a, I. adj. Relating or belonging to a lake, [Nalodya, (ed. Benary.)] 2, 40. Ii. m., and f. sī, The Indian crane, male and female, Ardea sibirica, [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 53, 58; [Pañcatantra] 82, 6; ii. [distich] 103 (cf. my transl.); a bird in general, [Nalodya, (ed. Benary.)] 2, 10. Iii. m. The moon. Iv. n. A lotus, [Caurapañcāśikā] 44.

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Sarasa (सरस).—see s.v.

Sarasa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sa and rasa (रस).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śarāsa (शरास).—[masculine] na [neuter] bow (arrow-thrower).

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Sarasa (सरस).—[adjective] juicy, moist, humid, fresh, new, tasty, pleasant, charming, passionate, enamoured; [neuter] [adverb] with rapture.

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Sārasa (सारस).—[feminine] ī relating to a pond or lake. [masculine] a cert. aquatic bird ([feminine] ī), a man’s name.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Śarāsa (शरास):—[from śara] m. a bow, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

2) Sarasa (सरस):—[from sara] a n. (for sa-rasa See sub voce) = saras, a lake, pond, pool (See jala-, deva-, and maṇḍūka-s).

3) [=sa-rasa] [from sa > sa-rakta] b etc. See sub voce

4) [=sa-rasa] c mf(ā)n. (for sarasa See p. 1182, col. 2) containing sap, juicy, pithy, potent, powerful, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Brāhmaṇa; Gṛhya-sūtra and śrauta-sūtra; Meghadūta]

5) [v.s. ...] moist, wet, [Harivaṃśa; Kāvya literature; Kathāsaritsāgara]

6) [v.s. ...] fresh, new, [Mālavikāgnimitra; Śiśupāla-vadha; Sāhitya-darpaṇa]

7) [v.s. ...] tasty, tasting like ([compound]), [Kathāsaritsāgara]

8) [v.s. ...] elegant, beautiful, charming, gracious, [Kāvya literature; Kathāsaritsāgara]

9) [v.s. ...] expressive of poetical sentiment (See rasa)

10) [v.s. ...] passionate, impassioned, enamoured, full of love or desire, [ib.]

11) Sarasā (सरसा):—[=sa-rasā] [from sa-rasa] f. = saralā, Ipomoea Turpethum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

12) Sārasa (सारस):—[from sāras] 1. sārasa mf(ī)n. ([from] saras) relating or belonging to or coming from a pond or lake, [Kāvya literature; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā; Suśruta]

13) [v.s. ...] m. (ifc. f(ā). ) the Indian or Siberian crane, Ardea Sibirica, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.

14) [v.s. ...] m. a swan = haṃsa, [Śiśupāla-vadha xii, 44] ([Scholiast or Commentator])

15) [v.s. ...] a bird in general (cf. rāja-s)

16) [v.s. ...] the moon, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

17) [v.s. ...] (in music) a kind of measure, [Saṃgīta-sārasaṃgraha]

18) [v.s. ...] Name of a son of Garuḍa, [Mahābhārata]

19) [v.s. ...] of a son of Yadu, [Harivaṃśa]

20) [v.s. ...] of a hunchback ([Bombay edition] saka), [Mālavikāgnimitra]

21) [from sāras] n. a lotus, [Caurapañcāśikā]

22) [v.s. ...] a woman’s zone or girdle (= sārasana), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

23) 2. sārasa mfn. crying, calling, [Nalôd.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Sarasa (सरस):—(saṃ) 1. n. A tank, a lake. 1. f. Teori. a. Juicy, tasty; relating to works of taste.

2) Sārasa (सारस):—(saṃ) 1. n. A lotus; woman’s zone. m. f. (saḥ-sī) Indian crane. m. Moon. a. Of a lake or pond.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Sarasa (सरस) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Sarasa, Sārasa.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Sarasa (सरस) [Also spelled saras]:—(a) juicy; sweet; delicious, tasteful; relishable; hence ~[tā] (nf).

2) Sārasa (सारस) [Also spelled saras]:—(nm) a species of heron, a crane.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Sarasa (सरस) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Sarasa.

2) Sārasa (सारस) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Sārasa.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Sarasa (ಸರಸ):—

1) [adjective] full of juice; containing much juice; succulent; juicy.

2) [adjective] recently produced; newly made; fresh.

3) [adjective] very pleasing to taste; delicious.

4) [adjective] feeling, having or showing love.

5) [adjective] beautiful; lovely.

6) [adjective] moistened, damped with sweat.

7) [adjective] low in price or cost; inexpensive; cheap.

8) [adjective] having, consisting of sentiments as love, affection, etc.

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Sarasa (ಸರಸ):—

1) [noun] a playing, jumping in joy; merrymaking.

2) [noun] beauty; loveliness.

3) [noun] the quality of being able to discriminate in the fine arts or in matters of taste.

4) [noun] the quality of a person given to sexual enjoyments.

5) [noun] the quality of being easy (for understanding, managing or solving); easefulness.

6) [noun] the quality or state of being lenient; linience.

7) [noun] the quality of being clean, pure, unstained, etc.

8) [noun] a man who is highly sensitive to art and beauty.

9) [noun] ಸರಸವಾಡು [sarasavadu] sarasavāḍu to play, jump laugh in joy; 2. to behave in a frivolous, trifling manner; 3. to make fun of; to jeer at.

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Sārasa (ಸಾರಸ):—[adjective] relating, belonging to, living in or coming from a pond or lake.

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Sārasa (ಸಾರಸ):—

1) [noun] a pond or lake.

2) [noun] the Indian crane Ardea sibirica.

3) [noun] any of several large, stately aquatic birds of the subfamily Anserinae, having a long, graceful, slender neck and pure-white plumage and known as graceful swimmers and high-altitude fliers; a swan.

4) [noun] any of several lotus plants.

5) [noun] its flower.

6) [noun] the plant Pterospermum acerifolium ( = P. aceroides) of Sterculiaceae family.

7) [noun] a kind of tree.

8) [noun] a hill or mountain.

9) [noun] nearness; proximity.

10) [noun] a man having a bad disposition; an ill-natured man.

11) [noun] the moon.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

1) Sarasa (सरस):—adj. 1. juicy; 2. fresh (as fruit); 3. tasty; 4. charming; elegant; 5. lively; interesting; 6. sentimental (as verse; style; heart);

2) Sārasa (सारस):—adj. having to do with a lake/pond;

3) Sārasa (सारस):—n. 1. Zool. crane; 2. a lotus;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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