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What's in the nomenclature as "Hindu"?
by Seva Lamberdar Sun Jun 23, 2024 2:06 pm
Hindu, as a word (हिन्दु or हिंदु ), did not originate from the river or ocean word Sindhu (सिंधु or सिन्धु ), due to mispronunciation etc. of Sindhu by outsiders.
The meaning and origin of the word Hindu (हिन्दु , हिंदु ), according to Sanskrit (etymologically, h+indu, i.e. indu with the prefix h: ह+इन्दु ), is someone using and propitiated by Indu (इन्दु : Vedic libation including Soma).
The name Hindu, implying in Sanskrit as the user / partaker of Vedic libation, has been there for a long time, including at the time of invasion of the north-west of the Subcontinent by Alexander the Great and his Greek speaking army more than 2300 years ago (327 BC - 325 BC).
The name Indus for a river in the north-west of the Subcontinent arose when the Greeks (Alexander the Great and his soldiers) called the north-western river 'hindos potamos' (meaning 'Hindu river' in Greek), pronouncing it as 'Indos potamos' (with 'h' letter / sound in the beginning of a Greek word / name, preceding the vowel 'i', or 'e' sometimes, kept silent / omitted in conversations during the time of Alexander the Great).
Moreover, the Greeks called the Subcontinent as 'Hinde' (meaning land of Hindus), pronouncing it as 'Inde' (with 'h' silent in front of vowel 'i').
The European / English name Indus (Indos) for the river in the north-west of the Subcontinent and the European / English name India (or Inde) for the Subcontinent had their origin from Hindu (inhabitants of the Subcontinent) more than 2300 years ago.
by: Dr. Subhash C. Sharma
The meaning and origin of the word Hindu (हिन्दु , हिंदु ), according to Sanskrit (etymologically, h+indu, i.e. indu with the prefix h: ह+इन्दु ), is someone using and propitiated by Indu (इन्दु : Vedic libation including Soma).
The name Hindu, implying in Sanskrit as the user / partaker of Vedic libation, has been there for a long time, including at the time of invasion of the north-west of the Subcontinent by Alexander the Great and his Greek speaking army more than 2300 years ago (327 BC - 325 BC).
The name Indus for a river in the north-west of the Subcontinent arose when the Greeks (Alexander the Great and his soldiers) called the north-western river 'hindos potamos' (meaning 'Hindu river' in Greek), pronouncing it as 'Indos potamos' (with 'h' letter / sound in the beginning of a Greek word / name, preceding the vowel 'i', or 'e' sometimes, kept silent / omitted in conversations during the time of Alexander the Great).
Moreover, the Greeks called the Subcontinent as 'Hinde' (meaning land of Hindus), pronouncing it as 'Inde' (with 'h' silent in front of vowel 'i').
The European / English name Indus (Indos) for the river in the north-west of the Subcontinent and the European / English name India (or Inde) for the Subcontinent had their origin from Hindu (inhabitants of the Subcontinent) more than 2300 years ago.
by: Dr. Subhash C. Sharma
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