Kanyā Dānam in a Wedding Ceremony? by A.V. Srinivasan
People wrongly think that currently popular word-meanings have been for ever
दानम् [दा-ल्युट्] : Giving, granting, teaching, &c. (in general); giving in marriage (cf. कन्यादान)
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indiafacts.org.in/abandon-kanya-…
People wrongly think that currently popular word-meanings have been for ever
दानम् [दा-ल्युट्] : Giving, granting, teaching, &c. (in general); giving in marriage (cf. कन्यादान)
1)
indiafacts.org.in/abandon-kanya-…
For example, some people insist "go" means "cow" always.
Therefore, "gopala" is just "cowherd"
"goswami" is "master of cows" and so on
But गो m. f. (Nom. गौः)
1 Cattle, kine (pl.)
2 Anything coming from a cow; such as milk, flesh, leather &c.
3 The stars
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Therefore, "gopala" is just "cowherd"
"goswami" is "master of cows" and so on
But गो m. f. (Nom. गौः)
1 Cattle, kine (pl.)
2 Anything coming from a cow; such as milk, flesh, leather &c.
3 The stars
2)
4 The sky (hence the Cowhed is also Gopala)
5 A ray of light
6 A diamond
7 Heaven
8 An arrow
9 The earth
10 Speech, words (Sarasvati)
11 The eye
12 Organ of senses (hence Goswami)
13 Moon
14 and more
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5 A ray of light
6 A diamond
7 Heaven
8 An arrow
9 The earth
10 Speech, words (Sarasvati)
11 The eye
12 Organ of senses (hence Goswami)
13 Moon
14 and more
3)
Context is everything
But in an amazing process of epistemicide, the British, through their education policy, separated Indians from their sources of knowledge.
This policy was adopted by Independent India 70 years ago, so we have produced several deracinated generations.
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But in an amazing process of epistemicide, the British, through their education policy, separated Indians from their sources of knowledge.
This policy was adopted by Independent India 70 years ago, so we have produced several deracinated generations.
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