Sarala

Sarala meaning

Sarala (सरला) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin.

Straight; upright, sincere, honest, artless, simple

Also used to mean: straightforward

Sarala (सरला) is the feminine of Sanskrit sarala, which literally means "running on" and so straight rather than crooked. Monier-Williams then gives the figurative senses that make it a name: right, upright, sincere, candid, honest, artless, simple and real, not sham. As a noun sarala is the long-leaved Himalayan pine, and saralā is also the name of a river. Name lists give Sarala as "simple", "honest" or "straightforward", exactly the dictionary meaning. In North India the name is usually written Sarla, as for Sarla Thakral, one of India's first women pilots.

Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 1182 · entry sarala · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Monier-Williams, sarala, p. 1182 · Wikipedia, Sarla Thakral

Famous namesakes

• Sarla Thakral, early Indian woman aviator (1914–2008)

Fits your syllable

First sound स

Shatabhisha nakshatra, pada 2 · Kumbh rashi

This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is सा, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.

Spellings

Sarala · Sarla

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