Svati
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Svati(Sanskrit:स्वाति,romanized:svāti) is a feminine Hindu name that is a compound ofsu+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 ofArcturusas well as of thenakshatra(lunar mansion) associated withArcturusinHindu astrology.Probably referring to its brightness, it is called "the real pearl" inBhartṛhari's kāvyas.[2]
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