[tied] Re: Abadha, avadh, oudh, kos'ala

You might have a point because Ayodhya itself is traditionally
explained in two ways -
1. Invincible in war (i.e., cannot be defeated in battle)
2. A place free of war

Sincerely,

Vishal

--- In cybalist@..., "Piotr Gasiorowski" <gpiotr@...> wrote:
> Isn't the variant <abadHa->, <avadH> folk-etymological? The
development of <ayodHya-> into <audH> looks regular, but it looks as
if there had been a secondary ahistorical association with <abadHa->
or <avadHa-> 'indestructible'. Of course <ayodHya-> is related to
<yudHyate> 'fight, oppose' (PIE root *jeudH-) and means 'not to be
warred against'.
>
> Piotr
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