Sharadvata, Ś屹ٲ: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Ś屹ٲ can be transliterated into English as Saradvata or Sharadvata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Ś屹ٲ (शारद्व�).—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.
Ś屹ٲ (शारद्व�) is a name mentioned in the Ѳٲ (cf. VI.83.13) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Ѳٲ (mentioning Ś屹ٲ) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 śǰ첹 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
Ś屹ٲ is also mentioned in the Ѳٲ (cf. I.45.11, I.49) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places.

The Purana (पुरा�, 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
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚ屹ٲ (शारद्व�).—Name of Kṛpa; Bhāgavata 1.13.3.
-ī Kṛpī, wife of Kṛpa; ते शर� रुधिराक्ताङ्गा भित्वा शारद्वतीसुतम� (te śarā rudhirāktāṅgā bhitvā śāradvatīsutam) Ѳٲ (Bombay) 7.156.74.
Derivable forms: ś屹ٲ� (शारद्वतः).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryŚ屹ٲ (शारद्व�).�= next: پ屹Բ 395.1 (verse).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚ屹ٲ (शारद्व�).—i. e. śaradvant + a, I. adj. Descended from Śaradvant, [Johnson's Selections from the Ѳٲ.] 20, 94. Ii. m. A proper name, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] 63, 2.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚ屹ٲ (शारद्व�).—[masculine] a man’s name.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ś屹ٲ (शारद्व�):—[from ś岹] m. [patronymic] [from] ś- [gana] 徱
2) [v.s. ...] Name of Kṛpa, [Ѳٲ; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] of Gautama, [Harivaṃśa] ([plural] = ܳٲ�, [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)