Guest guest Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 In BG, Krishna often calls Arjuna "Bharata." Does it mean inhabitant of Bharat (India)? What's the diff between bharatiya and bharata, if any, and how did krishna know it??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahnava Nitai Das Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 Krishna calls Arjuna "bhaarata" which means descendent of King Bharata. India is named after this king Bharata, thus the word bharatiya is ultimately linked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avinash Posted February 24, 2005 Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 Bhagavatam says that this country was named Bharata after the son of King Rsabha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2005 Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 So are Indians Bharatas or Bharatiyas? Which is correct? Also, why the name India or Indian when Bharat/Bharata is more appropriate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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