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Saraswati

सरस्वति

Saraswati is a girl's name of Sanskrit origin.

Below: how Saraswati is written across 10 Indian scripts, its Chaldean numerology reading, the birth star traditionally linked to its first sound, and the short forms families actually use.

girl Sanskrit 4 syllables Root 4 · Uranus

Saraswati in 10 Indian scripts

Written out for the certificate, the invitation, and the passport form.

Hindi
सरस्वति
Marathi
सरस्वति
Bengali
সরস্বতি
Tamil
ஸரஸ்வதி
Telugu
సరస్వతి
Gujarati
સરસ્વતિ
Kannada
ಸರಸ್ವತಿ
Malayalam
സരസ്വതി
Punjabi
ਸਰਸ੍ਵਤਿ
Odia
ସରସ୍ଵତି

Chaldean numerology

The traditional Chaldean system, which assigns a value to each letter by its sound.

Compound number
22
Good Man Blinded by Folly — caution against credulity
Root number
4
Ruling planet: ♅ Uranus
ConstructionEngineeringManufacturingLogistics

Fields traditionally considered favourable for root 4.

Rashi & Nakshatra

By the Avakahada chakra, the syllable table used at namkaran ceremonies.

Nakshatra
Shatabhisha
Pada 2
Rashi (moon sign)
Kumbha (Aquarius)
From the first sound of Saraswati

Traditionally this table runs the other way: a pandit reads the baby's birth star from the janam kundli and gives you a syllable to start the name with. The birth chart, not the name, is the authority. We show the reverse lookup for reference.

Everyday use

Short forms
Saru, Sari
How the name is likely to be shortened at home.
Pronunciation
Easy
4 syllables · Easy for non-Indian speakers

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