Dr Deshpande,<br />
<br>                            While  going thru a book on Gita interpretation in Bengali, I came across the name of Madhusudan Saraswati with a long " I ".In Bengali , Sara's water is always spelt with a long " i", either while referring to the Goddess, or Religious order or the mythical river.However, I am not aware  of any other regional variants.<br />
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<br><br><!-- Message id:CAB3-dzdDUvQ=E82Je3tQ6dROCTjqr_SDQLkDfTPjqtHOqVVmGQ --><br /><br>From: &quot;Madhav Deshpande via INDOLOGY&quot;indology@list.indology.info<br>Sent:Sun, 29 Apr 2018 23:55:10 +0530<br>To: Indology indology@list.indology.info, Bharatiya Vidvat parishad bvparishat@googlegroups.com, e-shabda-charcha-peeth e-shabda-charcha-peeth@googlegroups.com<br>Subject: [INDOLOGY] Question on Sarasvati as a masculine title<br><div dir="ltr">Dear Colleagues,<div><br /><br>></div><div>     This morning I came across this book, where the author&#39;s name is given as प्रबोधानन्दसरस्वतिपाद, where the word &quot;sarasvati&quot; occurs with a short &quot;i&quot;.  This &quot;sarasvatī&quot;, as well as &quot;Bhāratī&quot; is added in the title of many Sannyasins.  Sometimes I see the titles with a long &quot;ī&quot;, and here is an instance of a short &quot;i&quot;.  I am wondering as to what is the common practice and the grammar of that practice, especially since normally feminine expressions are being used in male titles.  Any suggestions?</div><div><br /><br>></div><div><br /><br>></div><div><IMG src="//www.rediffmail.com/cgi-bin/red.cgi?red=cid%3Aii%5Fjgl5280a0%5F16312a0f5968d53f&isImage=1&BlockImage=1&rediffng=0&rogue=f4eb5d313e03d254afe65eeea98df47170a78cf2&rdf=" width="407" height="533"></div><div><br /><br>></div><div>Madhav Deshpande</div><div>Campbell, California<br /><br>><br /><br>></div></div> _______________________________________________<br /><br>> INDOLOGY mailing list<br /><br>> <a href='/ajaxprism/writemail?&mode=mail_to_individual&email=INDOLOGY@list.indology.info' target='_blank' >INDOLOGY@list.indology.info</a><br /><br>> <a href='/ajaxprism/writemail?&mode=mail_to_individual&email=indology-owner@list.indology.info' target='_blank' >indology-owner@list.indology.info</a> (messages to the list's managing committee)<br /><br>> <a href=//www.rediffmail.com/cgi-bin/red.cgi?red=http%3A%2F%2Flistinfo%2Eindology%2Einfo&rediffng=0&rogue=fcfa641036e14a91f52b2ae6616359eff1bc69cb&rdf= target='_blank' >http://listinfo.indology.info</a> (where you can change your list options or unsubscribe) <br>