srotobhiḥ - by currents; saptabhiḥ - by seven (divisions); yā - the river; vai - certainly; svardhunī - the sacred Ganges; saptadhā - seven branches; vyadhāt - created; saptānām - of the seven; prītaye - for the satisfaction of; nānā - various; sapta-srotaḥ - seven sources; pracakṣate - known by name.

The place is called Saptasrota [“divided by seven”] because there the waters of the sacred Ganges were divided into seven branches. This was done for the satisfaction of the seven great ṛṣis.