Re: why warrior is the best clan RE: SV: +AFs-Pali+AF0- Re: Buddhist
From: Stephen Hodge Message: 14046 Date: 2009-11-01
Piya Tan wrote:
Apparently k.shatriya is related to satrap, satrapy, etc, a term used in
the
Indo-Greek kingdoms of NW India.
Satrap is the Greek form of the Persian term +ACI-x+AWE-a+A7g-ra-p+AQE-van+ACI-, meaning
something like +ACI-protector of the realm / province+ACI-, hence a kind of regional
ruler or governor The first part of the Persian term is cognate with Skt
+ACI-k+HmM-etra+ACI-.
Best wishes,
Stephen Hodge
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