As a deity name
Name 761 of the Ganesha Sahasranāma — Ganesha Purana (Upasana Khanda), as taught by Sage Vyasa / Lord Ganesha
As a Hindi name
सरित् · noun · feminine
नदी · दुर्गा का एक नाम (को॰) । सूत्र । डोरी (को॰) — Śabdasāgara
सरित् · sarit · s.f.
River, stream — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 652
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a river, stream (saritāṃ varā, ‘best of rivers’), the Ganges
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Dictionary citations
sarit f. a river, stream (saritāṃ varā, ‘best of rivers’), the Ganges
˚tāṃ nātha, ‘lord of rivers’, the ocean
˚tām pati id., an expression for the number ‘four’, RV. &c. &c.
a metre of 72 syllables, Nidānas.
a thread, string, L.
Alternative readings
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