Dictionary Definition:
sarit f. a river, stream (saritāṃ varā, 'best of rivers', the Ganges
• ○tāṃ nātha, 'lord of rivers', the ocean
• ○tām pati id., an expression for the number 'four' RV. &c. &c
• a metre of 72 syllables Nidānas
• a thread, string L
• N. of Durgā L