Sharadvata, Śāradvata: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Śāradvata can be transliterated into English as Saradvata or Sharadvata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Śāradvata (शारद्वत).—A name of Kṛpa, the guru of Parikṣit welcomed Vidura to Hastināpura.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa I. 13. 3; 16. 3; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 1. 11.
1b) A son of Ahalyā.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 99. 201.
Śāradvata (शारद्वत) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. VI.83.13) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Śāradvata) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
Śāradvata is also mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.45.11, I.49) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places.

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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚāradvata (शारद्वत).—Name of Kṛpa; Bhāgavata 1.13.3.
-tī Kṛpī, wife of Kṛpa; ते शरा रुधिराक्ताङ्गा भित्वा शारद्वतीसुतम् (te śarā rudhirāktāṅgā bhitvā śāradvatīsutam) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 7.156.74.
Derivable forms: śāradvataḥ (शारद्वतः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryŚāradvata (शारद्वत).—= next: Divyāvadāna 395.1 (verse).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚāradvata (शारद्वत).—i. e. śaradvant + a, I. adj. Descended from Śaradvant, [Johnson's Selections from the Mahābhārata.] 20, 94. Ii. m. A proper name, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] 63, 2.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚāradvata (शारद्वत).—[masculine] a man’s name.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śāradvata (शारद्वत):—[from śārada] m. [patronymic] [from] śarad-vat [gana] bidādi
2) [v.s. ...] Name of Kṛpa, [Mahābhārata; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] of Gautama, [Harivaṃśa] ([plural] = gautamāḥ, [Pravara texts])
4) [v.s. ...] of a disciple of Kaṇva, [Śakuntalā]
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Starts with: Sharadvatayana.
Full-text: Ritathya, Sharadvatayana, Gautamanvaya, Sharadvant, Sharadvati, Shatananda, Abhijnanashakuntala, Bahyashvan, Ashvatthama, Kripa.
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Abhijnana Sakuntala (with Katayavema commentary) (by C. Sankara Rama Sastri)
Chapter 5 - Sanskrit text (pancama-anka) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]
Persons (other than Dramatis persona)
Abhijnana Shakuntalam (Sanskrit and English) (by Saradaranjan Ray)
Part 2b - The Characters (5) Saradvata < [Introduction]
Chapter 5 - Pancama-anka (pancamo'nkah) < [Abhijnana Shakuntalam (text, translation, notes)]
Chapter 6 - Shashtha-anka (sastho'nkah) < [Abhijnana Shakuntalam (text, translation, notes)]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Abhijnana Shakuntala (synthetic study) (by Ramendra Mohan Bose)
Introduction (4): Principal Characters of the Abhijnana Shakuntala
Introduction (5): Dramatis personae
Chapter 5 - Pancama-anka (pancamo'nkah) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 3 - Mārkaṇḍeya’s Further Query < [Section 3b - Arunācala-khaṇḍa (Uttarārdha)]
List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)