Svati

15th lunar mansion in Hindu astronomy
Nakshatras
  • Ashvini
  • Bharani
  • Kṛttikā
  • Rohinī
  • Mrigashīrsha
  • Ardra
  • Punarvasu
  • Pushya
  • Ashlesha
  • Magha
  • Purva Phalguni
  • Uttara Phalguni
  • Hasta
  • Chitra
  • Svātī
  • Vishākhā
  • Anurādhā
  • Jyeshtha
  • Mūla
  • Pūrva Ashādhā
  • Uttara Ashādhā
  • Shravana
  • Dhanishta
  • Shatabhisha
  • Pūrva Bhādrapadā
  • Uttara Bhādrapadā
  • Revatī
  • Abhijita
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Svati (Sanskrit: स्वाति, romanized: svāti) is a feminine Hindu name that is a compound of su + ati ('great goer', in reference to its remoteness) meaning 'very beneficent'. It was the name of one of the wives[1] 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. Probably referring to its brightness, it is called "the real pearl" in Bhartṛhari's kāvyas.[2]

See also

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Nakshatras
Rāśi
  • Meṣa
  • Vṛṣabha
  • Mithuna
  • Karkaṭa
  • Siṃha
  • Kanyā
  • Tulā
  • Vṛścika
  • Dhanus
  • Makara
  • Kumbha
  • Mīna
Navagraha
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References

  1. ^ "BUR List".
  2. ^ Nītiśataka #67


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