Sarasvati (Hindu goddess of learning and the arts

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• Sarasvati — /seuh rus veuh tee, sur euhs veuh /, n. the Hindu goddess of learning and the arts. * * * ▪ Hindu deity  Hindu (Hinduism) goddess of learning and the arts, especially music. First appearing as the personification of the sacred river Sarasvati and …   Universalium

• Sarasvati — noun Hindu goddess of learning and the arts • Instance Hypernyms: ↑Hindu deity * * * /seuh rus veuh tee, sur euhs veuh /, n. the Hindu goddess of learning and the arts …   Useful english dictionary

• Sarasvati — Sa•ras•va•ti [[t]səˈrʌs və ti, ˈsʌr əs və [/t]] n. the Hindu goddess of learning and the arts …   From formal English to slang

• South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… …   Universalium

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• Saraswati — This article is about the goddess in Puranic Hinduism and Buddhism. For the Vedic river or river goddess, see Sarasvati River. Saraswati Saraswati by Raja Ravi Varma Devanagari सरस्वती …   Wikipedia

• Hinduism — /hin dooh iz euhm/, n. the common religion of India, based upon the religion of the original Aryan settlers as expounded and evolved in the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, etc., having an extremely diversified character with many… …   Universalium