Sulabha

Classical Sanskrit origin

सुलभ (sulabha): n. easy to be obtained or effected, easily accessible or attainable, feasible, easy, common, trivial.

Source: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), a public-domain scholarly reference — not every popular name today traces to a classical dictionary entry, so this section only appears where a verified match exists.

In the epics

Sulabha appears in the Mahābhārata as a interlocutor: A female mendicant who follows the dharma of yoga and wanders the earth.

Source: Drimigo Scripture KG (CC BY 4.0). Many characters share a name across the epics — this is one notable figure who bore it, not a claim about the name's only meaning.

Traditional associations

In Hindu tradition, names are sometimes chosen by the baby's rashi (moon sign) or nakshatra (birth star). This is cultural tradition, not a rule.

• Rashi: Kanya
• Nakshatra: Chitra
• More names starting with S

Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “Easy to get, accessible, simple”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• Sahla — Smooth, easy, gentle
• Saumil — Gentle, soft, easy to please
• Pranjal — Simple, honest, straight
• Sarala — Honest, simple; Odia poet Sarala Das
• Rujul — Simple, straightforward, honest
• Sarla — Simple, honest, straightforward

More girls' names of Sanskrit-Marathi origin

• Gauri — Goddess Parvati, fair complexioned
• Shraddha — Faith, devotion, reverence
• Janhavi — Daughter of Jahnu, river Ganga
• Laxmi — Goddess of wealth and prosperity
• Swati — A star, pearl, independent
• Kavita — Poem, poetry, literary composition

Other names under Kanya rashi

• Dhruv — Pole star, constant
• Parth — Arjuna, one who never misses the target
• Prisha — Beloved, darling
• Priyanka — Favourite, dear one, lovable
• Pihu — Sweet sound, chirping of birds
• Pooja — Prayer, worship, adoration

Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Kanya names.

Where this comes from

Sulabha's etymology is verified against Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899). Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.