Nomenclature

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In the Devanagari script, her name is rendered as Sarasvati. 

In Telugu, Saraswati is also known as Chaduvula Thalli and Shārada .

 In Konkani, she is referred to as Shārada, Veenapani, Pustakadhārini, Vidyadāyini.

 In Kannada, variants of her name include Sharade, Sharadamba, Vāni, Veenapani in the famous Sringeri temple. 

In Tamil, she is also known as Kalaimagal , Nāmagal , Kalaivāni ,  Vāni  and Bharathi 

In the Tiruvalluva Maalai, a collection of fifty-five Tamil verses praising the Kural literature and its author Valluvar, she is referred to as Nāmagal and is believed to have composed the second verse.

 She is also addressed as Sāradā (the one who offers sāra or the essence), Shāradā (the one who loves the autumn season), Veenā-pustaka-dhārini (the one holding books and a Veena), Vāgdevi, Vāgishvari (both meaning "goddess of speech"), Vāni (speech), Varadhanāyaki (the one bestowing boons), Sāvitri (consort of Brahma), and Gāyatri (mother of Vedas).

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