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Character Name

Savitri

Meaning — Derived from Sanskrit, from "Savitar" meaning "the sun" or "the vivifier". Savitri is a solar goddess name, but the name is most famous from the story in the Mahabharata of the princess Savitri who outwitted Yama, the god of death, to reclaim her husband's life.·Sanskrit origin·Female·SAH-vit-ree

Savitri Savitri is the exemplar of the woman who wins through wisdom and courage what brute force could never achieve — she defeats death not with a weapon but with argument and unwavering love. Characters with this name carry associations of formidable intelligence wielded with patience, and of loyalty tested to the most extreme possible degree.

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Savitri

Mahabharata (Vana Parva) Vyasa

A princess of extraordinary intelligence who, knowing her chosen husband will die within a year, follows him faithfully, and through philosophical debate with Yama wins back his soul — a celebrated archetype of wifely devotion and intellectual brilliance.

Savitri

Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol Sri Aurobindo

The subject of Sri Aurobindo's vast epic poem, a retelling of the Mahabharata story that transforms Savitri into a symbol of the divine mother and the soul's victory over death.


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Savitri DeviSavitri SharmaSavitri RaoSavitri NairSavitri Iyer

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