As a deity name
Name 138 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
later N. of the river Sarayu (above), &c.
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (5)Why this matches what you typed
M2 · same meaning "sarayūḥ" is "sarayū" with final visarga (ḥ) — regular end-of-word sandhi (Aṣṭādhyāyī 8.3.15, cited from the engine's own derivation). Same word.
visarga sandhi · aṣṭādhyāyī 8.3.15 — cited from the derivationM1 · same meaning "sarayūḥ" is the accusative plural of "sarayu" — the same word in a different grammatical case. (The spelling "sarayūḥ" is looked up as "sarayūs" — a standard final-sound spelling variant.)
Related forms
Dictionary citations
sarayū f. later N. of the river Sarayu (above), MBh.; Kāv. &c.
sarayu m. air, wind, L.
sarayu f. N. of a well-known river (commonly called Surjoo; on which stood the ancient city Ayodhyā [cf. R. i, 5; 6]; it is a tributary of the Gogra [see gharghara], and in RV. is mentioned along with the rivers Sarasvatī, Sindhu, Gaṅgā, Yamunā, and Śutudrī).
Alternative readings
More than one analysis survives full verification. That ambiguity is real, so we show every reading rather than pick one silently.
Caveats
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