Re: [tied] Out of Bharat Theory (OBT)

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "S.Kalyanaraman <kalyan97@...>"
<kalyan97@...> wrote:

> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "tgpedersen <tgpedersen@...>"
> <tgpedersen@...> wrote:> > > Just curious -- Has any I.E. (or

other

> for that matter) > etymology for 'Bharat' been suggested?
> > > > > One possible source of <bharata-> that suggests itself
> immediately > is *bHer-eto-s from the root *bHer- (Skt. {bHR-
> }) 'bear' (also 'hold, > support, maintain, cherish'), cf. the
> related abstract neuter <bHaras-> > (*bHer-es-) 'bearing,
> cherishing'. <bharata-> occurs in the Rigveda > as one of Agni's
> epithets, but most importantly as a tribal (and > royal) name.
> > > > > Piotr
> > > Or is it (again) "those guys across the water"?
> > > Torsten
>
> Interesting. Bha_rati is another name for Sarasvati. She is also
> mother (ambitame) who nourished a civilization with over 2,000
> archaeological sites (out of a total of 2,600 of IVC) to attest.

With regard to "across the water", would it make sense to
see 'Bharat' as signifying one of the sides of the Sarasvati river
(eg. relative to the geographical position of the Mleccha)?

Torsten