Saridvara, Saridvarā, Sarit-vara: 8 definitions
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Saridvara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Saridvarā (सरिद्वरा) refers to the “best of rivers”, and is used to describe the River Narmadā, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.37 (“The letter of betrothal is dispatched”).—Accordingly, as Himavat prepared the wedding of Menā and Śiva: “[...] With great pleasure Gaṅgā too, assuming a divine form and fully bedecked in ornaments came to attend the marriage of Śiva and Śivā. The best of rivers (saridvarā) Narmadā, daughter of Rudra, came joyfully and quickly to attend the marriage of Śiva and Śivā. The entire city of Himavat was full of excitement and ardent fervour when the invitees gathered there together. [...]”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Saridvarā (सरिद्वरा).—(also saritāṃvarā) Name of the Ganges.
Saridvarā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sarit and varā (वरा).
Saridvarā (सरिद्वरा).—f.
(-rā) The Ganges. E. sarit a river, and vara best.
Saridvara (सरिद्वर).—f. rā, the Gaṅgā.
— Cf. [Gothic.] vaila; [Anglo-Saxon.] wel; [Old High German.] wela; [Anglo-Saxon.] wela, felicitas; and see vṛ.
Saridvara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sarit and vara (वर).
Saridvarā (सरिद्वरा):—[=sarid-varā] [from sarid > sara] f. ‘best of rivers’, the Ganges, [Mahābhārata]
Saridvarā (सरिद्वरा):—(rā) 1. f. The Ganges.
Saridvarā (सरिद्वरा):—f. der best der Flüsse [Mahābhārata 1, 6753.] Bez. der Gaṅgā [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1082.] [Halāyudha 3, 51.]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Saridvara (ಸರಿದ್ವರ):—[noun] = ಸರಿತ್ಪತಿ [saritpati].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Sarit, Sarid, Vara.
Full-text: Svargasaridvara, Vara.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 2.3.36 < [Chapter 3 - Description of the Yamunā’s Arrival]
Verse 2.3.7 < [Chapter 3 - Description of the Yamunā’s Arrival]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.9.136 < [Chapter 9 - Nityānanda’s Childhood Pastimes and Travels to Holy Places]
Rivers in Ancient India (study) (by Archana Sarma)
3e. Some epithets of the Sarasvatī < [Chapter 5 - Rivers in the Purāṇic Literature]
Brahma Purana (critical study) (by Surabhi H. Trivedi)
The Matsya Purana and the Ramayana < [Purana, Volume 8, Part 1 (1966)]
Studies in Indian Literary History (by P. K. Gode)
39. Identification of the Siddharaja-Saras < [Volume 1 (1945)]