Swatiii.txt

Swati (Devanagari ??????, Transliteration IAST svati, also found svati�) 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 Bhart?hari's kavyas.[2] It was the name of one of the wives [3] of the Sun in Hindu Epics and the Sanskrit name of Arcturus as well as of the nakshatra (lunar mansion) associated with Arcturus in Hindu astrology. Swati is a very common Hindu name. Also spelled Swathi.