44-490: (Redirected from Bhārata ) [REDACTED] Look up Bharata , Bharat , भरत , or भारत in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bharata (representing either Sanskrit: भरत bharata or भारत bhārata , and occasionally rendered as Bharat or Bharatha in informal contexts) may refer to: Bhārata , a name for India Bharata (tribe) , mentioned in
88-461: A custom among them not to kill or attack [others]. From west of the states Yuezhi and Gaofu, and south until the Western Sea, and east until the state of Panqi, all is the territory of Shendu. Shendu has several hundred separate towns, with a governor, and separate states which can be numbered in the tens, each with its own king. Although there are small differences among them, they all come under
132-539: A geographical sense is in the Hathigumpha inscription of King Kharavela (first century BCE), where it applies only to a restrained area of northern India, namely the part of the Ganges west of Magadha . The inscription clearly mentions Bharat was named after Bharata, the son of first Jain tirthankar Rishabhanatha . In middle Persian , probably from the first century CE, the suffix -stān ( Persian : ستان )
176-541: A legendary emperor Bharata ( Ramayana ) , a Hindu prince, step-brother of Rama Bharata (Jainism) , a figure in Jain mythology Bharata (sage) , an ancient Indian sage who authored the Natya Shastra Bhārata , a term for descendants of any of the figures listed above See also [ edit ] Bharat (disambiguation) Bharati (disambiguation) Bharti (disambiguation) Bhārata Mātā ,
220-477: A term for the Moon , is unrelated, but has sometimes been erroneously connected. The land situated in the east from river Indus is called Indies. In this way Indies is fully interchangeable to India. West Indies was named after India which means India in the western hemisphere. Indonesia 's former name is Dutch East Indies which means India in southeast Asia. East Indies is a former Dutch colony . Bharat
264-783: Is another name of India, as set down in Article 1 of the Constitution, adopted in 1950, which states in English: "India, that is Bharat,..." Bharat, which was predominantly used in Hindi, was adopted as a self-ascribed alternative name by some people of the Indian subcontinent and the Republic of India. Bharat is derived from the name of the Vedic community Bharatas , who are mentioned in
308-689: Is engaged in search for knowledge". Barato , the Esperanto name for India, is also a derivation of Bhārata . This realm of Bharat, which has been referred to as Bhāratavarṣa in puranas - after Bharata , the son of Rishabha . He is described to be a Kshatriya born in the Solar dynasty . This has been mentioned in Vishnu Purana (2,1,31), Vayu Puran (33,52), Linga Purana (1,47,23), Brahmanda Purana (14,5,62), Agni Purana (107,11–12), Skand Purana (37,57) and Markanday Purana (50,41), all using
352-522: Is from Greek Indikē (cf. Megasthenes' work Indica ) or Indía ( Ἰνδία ), via Latin transliteration India . The name derives ultimately from Sanskrit Sindhu , which was the name of the Indus River as well as the lower Indus basin (modern Sindh , in Pakistan). The Old Persian equivalent of Síndhu was Hindu . Darius I conquered Sindh in about 516 BCE, upon which
396-546: Is historically significant: India and Bharat . A third name, Hindustan , is also used commonly when Indians speak among themselves. The usage of "Bhārat", " Hindustān ", or "India" depends on the context and language of conversation. The name "India" is originally derived from the name of the river Sindhu ( Indus River ) and has been in use in Greek since Herodotus (5th century BCE). The term appeared in Old English by
440-550: Is used by Lucian (2nd century CE). India was known in Old English language and was used in King Alfred 's translation of Paulus Orosius . In Middle English , the name was, under French influence, replaced by Ynde or Inde , which entered Early Modern English as " Indie ". The name "India" then came back to English usage from the 17th century onward, and may be due to the influence of Latin, or Spanish or Portuguese. Sanskrit indu "drop (of Soma )", also
484-676: The Mahabharat (200 BCE to 300 CE), a larger region of North India is encompassed by the term Bharat, but much of the Deccan and South India are still excluded. Some other Puranic passages refer to the same Bhārata people, who are described as the descendants of Dushyanta 's son Bharata in the Mahabharata . The use of Bharat often has political overtones, appealing to a certain cultural conception of India. In 2023, President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi used
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#1732765770374528-568: The Hou Hanshu compiled by Fan Ye (398–445): The state of Tianzhu: Also named Shendu, it lies several thousand li southeast of Yuezhi . Its customs are the same as those of Yuezhi, and it is low, damp, and very hot. It borders a large river. The inhabitants ride on elephants in warfare; they are weaker than the Yuezhi. They practise the way of Futu (the Buddha ), [and therefore] it has become
572-699: The Indian subcontinent . Other forms include Juāndú ( 身毒 ), which appears in Sima Qian's Shiji . Another is Tiāndǔ ( 天篤 ), which is used in the Hou Hanshu (Book of the Later Han). Yìntèjiā or Indəkka ( 印特伽 ) comes from the Kuchean Indaka , another transliteration of Hindu . A detailed account of Tianzhu is given in the "Xiyu Zhuan" (Record of the Western Regions) in
616-442: The Indus River , via Old Persian Hiñd°u . It is thus cognate with the term India. Some historical definitions prior to 1500 are presented below. वर्षं तद् भारतं नाम भारती यत्र संततिः ।।" i.e. "The country (varṣam) that lies north of the ocean and south of the snowy mountains is called Bhāratam; there dwell the descendants of Bharat." वर्षं तद् भारतं नाम भारती यत्र संततिः ।।" i.e. "The country (varṣam) that lies north of
660-644: The Insular India . The derivative Jambu Dwipa was the historical term for India in many Southeast Asian countries before the introduction of the English word "India". This alternate name is still used occasionally in Thailand, Malaysia, Java and Bali to describe the Indian Subcontinent. However, it also can refer to the whole continent of Asia. Both Gyagar ("White expanse", analogous to
704-537: The Rigveda Bharata ( Mahabharata ) , a legendary emperor Bharata ( Ramayana ) , a Hindu prince, step-brother of Rama Bharata (Jainism) , a figure in Jain mythology Bharata (sage) , an ancient Indian sage who authored the Natya Shastra Bhārata , a term for descendants of any of the figures listed above See also [ edit ] Bharat (disambiguation) Bharati (disambiguation) Bharti (disambiguation) Bhārata Mātā ,
748-592: The Rigveda as one of the original community of the Āryāvarta and notably participating in the Battle of the Ten Kings . The designation Bharat appears in the official Sanskrit name of the country, Bhārat Gaṇarājya . The name is derived from the ancient Hindu Puranas , which refer to the land that comprises India as Bhāratavarṣa and uses this term to distinguish it from other varṣa s or continents. For example,
792-581: The Vayu Purana says " he who conquers the whole of Bhāratavarṣa is celebrated as a samrāṭa (Vayu Puran 45, 86)." The Sanskrit word Bhārata is a vrddhi derivation of Bharata , which was originally an epithet of Agni . The term is a verbal noun of the Sanskrit root bhr-, "to bear/to carry", with a literal meaning of to be maintained (of fire ). The root bhr is cognate with the English verb to bear and Latin ferō . This term also means "one who
836-521: The " Gyagar: The Kingdom of Buddhist Doctrine ", " Gyagar: The Kingdom of Aru Medicine " ( ayurveda ), " Gyagar: The Kingdom of Pearls " and " Gyagar: The Kingdom of Golden Vases ". The Central Tibetan Administration , often referred to as the Tibetan Government-in-Exile, asserts "Tibet is inextricably linked to India through geography, history, culture, and spiritually, Tibetans refer to India as ‘Gyagar Phagpay Yul’ or ‘India
880-643: The 11th century in Islamic literature and became the common name for the northern Indian subcontinent in Indian languages, though it has been in Persian usage since at least the 3rd century CE while its earlier form "Hindush" was used as early as 6th century BCE. The term 'Hindu' was the Old Persian adaption of "Sindhu". "Hindustan" is still commonly used in the subcontinent to refer to the modern day Republic of India by Hindustani speakers. The English term
924-687: The 11th-century Tarikh Al-Hind ('History of India'). It occurs intermittently in usage within India, such as in the phrase Jai Hind ( Hindi : जय हिन्द ) or in Hind Mahāsāgar ( हिन्द महासागर ), the Standard Hindi name for the Indian Ocean . Both the names were current in Persian and Arabic , and from that into northern Indian languages, from the 11th century Islamic conquests :
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#1732765770374968-542: The 17th century. In the 19th century, the term as used in English referred to the Subcontinent. "Hindustan" was in use simultaneously with "India" during the British era . Jambudvīpa ( Sanskrit : जम्बुद्वीप , romanized : Jambu-dvīpa , lit. 'berry island') was used in ancient scriptures as a name of India before the term Bhārat became widespread. It might be an indirect reference to
1012-491: The 9th century and reemerged in Modern English in the 17th century. "Bhārat" gained popularity in India during the nineteenth century. It is the shortened form of the term "Bhāratavarṣa" which is extensively used in the literature of the native religions . "Bhāratavarṣa" is derived from the name of the Vedic tribe of Bharatas who are mentioned in the Rigveda as one of the principal peoples of Aryavarta (Land of
1056-690: The Aryans). At first the name Bhāratavarṣa referred only to the western part of the Gangetic Valley , but was later more broadly applied to the Indian subcontinent . In 1949, it was adopted as an official name for the Republic of India by the Constituent Assembly along with "India". "Hindustān" is another common name for the Republic of India and is also derived from the name of the river Sindhu. It gained popularity in India in
1100-536: The Bharat name in connection with a G20 gathering, which caused speculation on a name-change for the country. Such a change would need a constitutional amendment, meaning two-thirds of the vote in each of the two houses of parliament, and an official notice to the UN, advising how to write the name in the UN's six official languages . The earliest recorded use of Bhārata-varṣa ( lit. ' Bharat mainland ' ) in
1144-736: The Chinese: Central, Eastern, Western, Northern, and Southern India. The monk Xuanzang also referred to India as Wǔ Yìn or "Five Inds". The name Tianzhu and its Sino-Xenic cognates were eventually replaced by terms derived from the Middle Chinese borrowing of * yentu from Kuchean, though a very long time elapsed between that term's first use and its becoming the standard modern name for India in East Asian languages. Pronounced Yìndù ( Chinese : 印度 ) in Chinese, it
1188-620: The Persian equivalent Hinduš was used for the province at the lower Indus basin. Scylax of Caryanda who explored the Indus river for the Persian emperor probably took over the Persian name and passed it into Greek. The terms Indos for the Indus river as well as "an Indian" are found in Herodotus 's Geography. The loss of the aspirate /h/ was probably due to the dialects of Greek spoken in Asia Minor . Herodotus also generalised
1232-757: The Sanskrit Sindhu via Persian Hindu and is used since ancient times in China and its peripheries. Its Sino-Xenic reading is Tenjiku in Japanese, Cheonchuk ( 천축 ) in Korean , and Thiên Trúc in Vietnamese . Devout Buddhists in the Sinosphere traditionally used this term and its related forms to designate India as their "heavenly centre", referring to the sacred origins of Buddhism in
1276-457: The designation Bhāratavarṣa . The Vishnu Purana mentions: The Bhagavat Puran mentions (Canto 5, Chapter 4) - "He ( Rishabha ) begot a hundred sons that were exactly like him... He ( Bharata ) had the best qualities and it was because of him that this land by the people is called Bhāratavarṣa" Bharat Khand (or Bhārat Kṣētra ) is a term used in some of the Hindu texts . In the Sanskrit epic,
1320-428: The 💕 [REDACTED] Look up Bharata , Bharat , भरत , or भारत in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bharata (representing either Sanskrit: भरत bharata or भारत bhārata , and occasionally rendered as Bharat or Bharatha in informal contexts) may refer to: Bhārata , a name for India Bharata (tribe) , mentioned in the Rigveda Bharata ( Mahabharata ) ,
1364-489: The general name of Shendu, and at this time all are subject to Yuezhi. Yuezhi have killed their kings and established a general in order to rule over their people. The land produces elephants, rhinoceros, tortoise shell, gold, silver, copper, iron, lead, and tin. It communicates to the west with Da Qin and (so) has the exotica of Da Qin. Tianzhu was also referred to as Wǔtiānzhú ( 五天竺 , literally "Five Indias"), because there were five geographical regions in India known to
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1408-554: The land of aryas i.e. land of noble, holy, enlightened & superior people who are the source of spiritual enlightenment. Tibetan scholar Gendun Chopel explains that Tibetan word gyagar comes from the Indian sanskrit language word vihāra (buddhist monastery), and the ancient Tibetans applied the term Geysar mainly to the northern and central India region from Kuru (modern Haryana ) to Magadha (modern Bihar ). The Epic of King Gesar , which originally developed around 200 BCE or 300 BCE and about 600 CE, describes India as
1452-473: The land of Aryas.’" Dalai Lama reveres India as the guru with Tibet as its chela (shishya or disciple) and "refers to himself the ‘Son of India’ and a true follower of Mahatma Gandhi . He continues to advocate the revival of India's ancient wisdom based on the Nalanda tradition." Tiānzhú ( Chinese : 天竺 originally pronounced * qʰl'iːn tuɡ ) is one of several Chinese transliterations of
1496-881: The name Indo by then. India is nowadays also called Indo ( 인도 ) in Korean, and Ấn Độ in Vietnamese . Similar to Hindu and Sindhu, the term Yin was used in classical Chinese much like the English Ind . Hodu ( Hebrew : הֹדּוּ Hodû ) is the Biblical Hebrew name for India mentioned in the Book of Esther part of the Jewish Tanakh and Christian Old Testament . In Esther, 1:1 and 8:9, Ahasuerus had been described as King ruling 127 provinces from Hodu (India) to Ethiopia . The term seemingly derives from Sanskrit Sindhu , "great river", i.e.,
1540-468: The name Tenjiku , which was heavily associated with the image of India as a land of Buddhism , was not completely displaced until the early 20th century: scholars such as Soyen Shaku and Seki Seisetsu [ ja ] who travelled to India for pilgrimages to Buddhist historical sites, continued to use the name Tenjiku to emphasise the religious aspect of their travels, though most of their contemporaries (even fellow Buddhist pilgrims) adopted
1584-496: The names Gyanak for China and Gyaser for Russia) and Phagyul are Tibetan names for India. Ancient Tibetan Buddhist authors and pilgrims used the ethnogeographic referents Gyagar or Gyagar to the south and Madhyadesa ( central land or holy centre) for India. Since at least 13th century, several influential indigenous Tibetan lamas & authors also started to refer to India as the Phagyul , short for Phags yul , meaning
1628-528: The national personification of India as a mother goddess Bharathan (disambiguation) Bharathar , a Tamil caste in Tamil Nadu, India Bharatha people , Bharathar in Sri Lanka Mahābhārata , a Sanskrit epic of ancient India Baratha (moth) , a synonym of genus Mocis Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
1672-405: The national personification of India as a mother goddess Bharathan (disambiguation) Bharathar , a Tamil caste in Tamil Nadu, India Bharatha people , Bharathar in Sri Lanka Mahābhārata , a Sanskrit epic of ancient India Baratha (moth) , a synonym of genus Mocis Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
1716-469: The rulers in the Delhi Sultanate and Mughal periods called their Indian dominion, centered around Delhi , "Hindustan". In contemporary Persian and Hindi - Urdu , the term Hindustan has recently come to mean the Republic of India. The same is the case with Arabic, where al-Hind is the name for the Republic of India . "Hindustan", as the term Hindu itself, entered the English language in
1760-604: The term "Indian" from the people of lower Indus basin, to all the people living to the east of Persia, even though he had no knowledge of the geography of the land. By the time of Alexander , Indía in Koine Greek denoted the region beyond the Indus. Alexander's companions were aware of at least India up to the Ganges delta ( Gangaridai ). Later, Megasthenes included in India the southern peninsula as well. Latin India
1804-503: The title Bharata . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bharata&oldid=1255880892 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Sanskrit-language text Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bharata From Misplaced Pages,
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1848-574: The title Bharata . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bharata&oldid=1255880892 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Sanskrit-language text Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bharata (term) The Republic of India has two principal official short names, each of which
1892-846: Was added, indicative of a country or region, forming the name Hindūstān . Thus, Sindh was referred to as Hindustān in the Naqsh-e-Rustam inscription of Sassanid emperor Shapur I in c. 262 CE. Emperor Babur of the Mughal Empire said, "On the East, the South, and the West it is bounded by the Great Ocean." Hind was notably adapted in the Arabic language as the definitive form Al-Hind ( الهند ) for India, for example, in
1936-404: Was first used by the seventh-century monk and traveler Xuanzang . In Japanese for example, the name Indo ( インド , 印度 , or occasionally 印土 ) had been found occasionally in 18th and early 19th-century works, such as Arai Hakuseki 's Sairan Igen (1713) and Yamamura Saisuke [ ja ] 's Indoshi ( 印度志 , a translation of a work by Johann Hübner ). However, the use of
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