Svati

Swati (Devanagari स्वाति, Transliteration IAST svāti, also found svātī́) According to some [1] is a feminine noun of unknown derivation or ′su′ + ′ati′ (″Great goer″, in reference to its remoteness) meaning very beneficent. Probably referring to its brightness call ″the real pearl″ in Bhartṛhari's kāvyas.[2] It was the name of one of the wives [3] of the Moon in Hindu Epics and the Sanskrit name of Arcturus as well as of the nakshatra (lunar mansion) associated with Arcturus in Hindu astrology.

Nakshatras

Swati is a very common Hindu name. Also spelled Swathi.

See also

References
  1. http://www.sanskrit-lexicon.uni-koeln.de/monier/webtc5/index.php
  2. Nītiśataka #67
  3. http://www.sanskrit-lexicon.uni-koeln.de/scans/BURScan/2013/web/webtc1/index.php


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