{"id":3735,"date":"2015-11-19T05:44:35","date_gmt":"2015-11-19T05:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/globalpress.hinduismnow.org?p=3732&preview_id=3732"},"modified":"2015-11-19T05:44:35","modified_gmt":"2015-11-19T05:44:35","slug":"sanskrit-in-croatia-from-sarasvati-to-hrvati-by-james-cooper-at-sutra-journ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/?p=3735","title":{"rendered":"Sanskrit in Croatia From Sarasvati to Hrvati by James Cooper at Sutra Journ"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For most of the Croatian people (or as they call themselves, Hrvati<\/em>) when it comes to defining their origins and tracing their ancient roots they
\nturn towards the land of Iran and Persia. According to academia the name Hrvat<\/em> comes from Hrovat<\/em> which comes from the Slavic Horvat<\/em> which originates from the Indo\/Slavic Harvat<\/em> and which is ultimately traced to Persia and the name Harahvaiti<\/em>.
\nHarahvaiti<\/em>
\nhowever, is the corrupted name of Sarasvati<\/em>, the great Vedic Goddess, the Mother of Sanskrit, the great river of the Rig Veda and the Goddess of
\nlearning. The Persians had a tendency to replace a Sanskrit \u2018S\u2019 with a Persian \u2018H\u2019, and so the word Haravaiti<\/em> is actually Sarasvati<\/em>.
\nThis tendency can be seen in their word for \u2018week\u2019, hapta<\/em>, which is in the Sanskrit sapta<\/em> meaning week. Their name for the \u2018Sun\u2019,Hvar<\/em>, is the Sanskrit Svar <\/em>meaning the same. In the Avestan we find the seven rivers of the Aryan land are described as hapta hendu<\/em>, an obvious corruption of sapta sindhu<\/em>, the seven rivers of India. Finally there are the rivers of Iran, Haravaiti <\/em>
\nand Harayu <\/em>which are the Vedic rivers of Sarasvati <\/em>and Sarayu<\/em>. And so if the name of Croat (Hrvat<\/em>) comes from Harvat <\/em>and this in turn comes from Harahvaiti<\/em>, we must conclude that the source is Sarasvati<\/em>.
\nSarasvati<\/em>
\nis one of many words which are cognate with the Croatian language.
\nMed<\/em>
\nis a Croatian word meaning honey and this comes from the Sanskrit Madhu<\/em>, a name for Krsna. The Russian Medvedev<\/em> and the Croatian Medvjed<\/em> both mean \u2018honey eater\u2019 a name for the bear and they both come from the Sanskrit Madhava<\/em>, a name for Krsna which means \u2018he who
\nintoxicates like honey\u2019. Below are some of the many similarities which are shared between the Sanskrit and Croatian language.<\/p>\n

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Krka Waterfalls in Croatia<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
 <\/p>\n

Sanskrit<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Croatian<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

English<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Kada<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Kada<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

When<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Phena<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Pjena<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Froth<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Tamas<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Tama<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Dark<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Da<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Dar<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Gift<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Kuta<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Ku\u0107a<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

House<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Sabha<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Soba<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Room<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Tada<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Tada<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Then<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Dadati<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Dan\/Dati<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Give<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Matr<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Mater<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Mother<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Tata<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Tata<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Father<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Jiva<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u017div\/\u017diva<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Alive<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Krs<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Kr\u0161<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Ruin<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

According to academia, the oldest recorded name Harvat<\/em>, was found in the Mittani\/Hurrian documents spoken by King Tusratta some 3500 years ago. In
\nthe documents he refers to his Kingdom as Huravat Ehillaku<\/em>.
\nWe should note, however, that the King who spoke this 3,500 year old inscription was a Vedic\/Hindu King, Tusratta<\/em> being a corruption of Dasaratha<\/em>, dasa<\/em> being Sanskrit for \u2018ten\u2019 and ratha<\/em> Sanskrit for \u2018chariot\u2019.
\nKing Dasaratha, according to academia, was one of many Vedic Kings who ruled the Kingdom of Mittani. The chronology of these Mittani Kings are as follows:
\nKirta – Suttarna – Baratarna – Parsatatar – Saustatar – Rtadharma – Suttarna II – Artashumara – Dasaratha – Mativasa – Sattuara – Vashasatta – Sattuara II.
\nThese names are all Sanskrit\/Vedic. Suttarna<\/em> is Sanskrit for \u2018good son\u2019; Dasaratha<\/em> is Sanskrit for \u2018ten chariots\u2019; Parsatatar<\/em> is
\na variation of Sanskrit Parasu<\/em>, \u2018he who rules with the axe\u2019; Mativasa<\/em> is Sanskrit for \u2018the abode of prayer\u2019; Ritadharma<\/em> is
\nSanskrit for \u2018the law of dharma\u2019 and Artashumara<\/em> is Sanskrit for \u2018the winds of righteousness\u2019.
\nIt is an academic fact that the Kingdom of Mittani was ruled by Vedic Kings. Here we note that the capital of Mittani was called Vasukhani<\/em>. Vasu<\/em> being Sanskrit for \u2018wealth\u2019 and Khani<\/em> means \u2018mine\u2019 \u2013 \u2018a mine of wealth\u2019. So if the roots of Croatian civilization are intimately
\nconnected with Iran and Persia, and in particular Mittani and the Hittites, one should take into consideration the Vedic influence behind it all.
\nThe Croatian name for God is Bog<\/em> which once again comes from the Sanskrit Bhaga<\/em>, meaning Bhagavan<\/em>, \u2018the supreme Lord\u2019. We see a
\nnice example of this in the capital of Iraq, Bhagdad, Bhag<\/em> being the Sanskrit Bhaga<\/em> and dad<\/em> coming from the Sanskrit dadati<\/em> meaning \u2018gift\u2019 \u2013 \u2018the gift of God\u2019. Below are more similarities between the Sanskrit and Croatian languages.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
 <\/p>\n

Sanskrit<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Croatian<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

English<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Niska<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Niska<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Beads<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Znata<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Poznata\/Poznati<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Know<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Kesa<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Kosa<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Hair<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Sanskrit<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Croatian<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

English<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Zara<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u017dar<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Fervid<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Loka<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Luka<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Province<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Pluta<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Pluta<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Floats<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Mus<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Mi\u0161<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Mouse<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Sanskrit<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Croatian<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

English<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Gir<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Gor\/Gora<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Mountain<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Bhavati<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Bivati<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Exist<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Zvana<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Zvana<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Called<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Griva<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Griva<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Mane<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Istra is a magical region of Croatia, known as Terra Magica<\/em>, \u2018the magic land\u2019. Its name comes from an equally magical source known as the
\nIllyrians, an Indo\/European civilisation who populated these lands some 4000 years ago. The regions of Istra, their islands and surrounding area, all the
\nway to north-eastern area known as Slavonia, and down the Dalmatian coast, read like a page from a Sanskrit dictionary – Rupa – Ra\u0161a – Rukavac – Kr\u0161an –
\nSuko\u0161an – Daruvar – Kali – Duga Uvala – Duga Resa – Isa – Siveri\u0107 – Nos Kalik – Kalini\u0107 – Kalinovac – Budimir – Rajakovi\u0107i – Kuje – Sava – Budva – Dvigrad
\n– Ruda – Rava – Mandal – Radovani – Loka – Bogdanov Vrh – Predloka – Radoboj – Sveta Nedelja – Sit – \u0160tanjel – Antignana – Grisignana – Galignana –
\nLisignana – Dignano – Visignano – Hvar.
\nSpotted in isolation, they would deserve nothing more than a raised eyebrow, but seeing a number of them, and taking in consideration the similarity
\nbetween the Croatian and Sanskrit languages, we can only conclude that at some time in the distant past there was a presence of Vedic India in those lands.
\nThe island of Hvar is said to be the number one hotspot of Europe, seeing more sunshine in a year than anywhere else. Its name, Hvar,<\/em> is a Persian
\nword meaning the \u2018Sun\u2019, in the Avesta, Hvar<\/em> is the name for the \u2018God of the Sun\u2019. This once again reflects the relationship between Croatia and
\nPersia, however, it should be observed that Hvar<\/em> is a corruption of the Sanskrit Svar<\/em> meaning \u2018Sun\u2019 or \u2018heaven\u2019 and once again reflects
\nthe Persian tendency to turn a Sanskrit \u2018S\u2019 into a Persian \u2018H\u2019.
\nWe can also find this Svar<\/em> in the Croatian Slavic folklore, with divine personalities such as Svarog<\/em> and Mater Sva<\/em>. Svarog<\/em> means the \u2018God of the Sun\u2019, the \u2018God of heaven\u2019 and Mater Sva<\/em> is a solar Goddess known as the \u2018Mother of heaven\u2019.
\nVi\u0111en<\/em>
\nis a Croatian word which means \u2018to see\u2019, originating from the Sanskrit vid<\/em> meaning \u2018to see\u2019 or \u2018to know\u2019. From this Sanskrit vid<\/em> we get
\nthe German wit<\/em> which means \u2018to know\u2019, we also get the Latin videre<\/em> which means \u2018to see\u2019, and the word video<\/em> which means \u2018to
\nrecord\u2019. Below is a continuation table of the many Croatian words which are cognate with Sanskrit.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
 <\/p>\n

Sanskrit<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Croatian<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

English<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Bhratr<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Brat<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Brother<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Dve<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Dva<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Two<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Dasa<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Deset<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Ten<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Bala<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Bijela<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

White<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Tri<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Tri<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Three<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Plavate<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Plivati<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Swim<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Prastara<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Prostor<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Expanse<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Budh<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Bu\u0111enje<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Awaken<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Nabhasa<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Nebesa<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Heaven<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Priminati<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Preminuti<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Perish<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Nas<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Nos<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Nose<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The Croatian town of Bogdanov Vrh<\/em> is an interesting placename, meaning the \u2018gift of God\u2019. Bog<\/em> comes from the Sanskrit words Bhaga<\/em> (\u2018God\u2019) and dan<\/em> or dana<\/em> meaning \u2018gift\u2019.
\nBogdan<\/em>
\nand Bogdanovic<\/em> are also popular Slavic names, Bogdanovic<\/em> meaning \u2018son of Bogdan\u2019.
\nWe see the same roots in the name of the Capital of Iraq, Bhagdad.
\nIn Sanskrit we have the word Sveta<\/em> which means \u2018light\u2019, \u2018bright\u2019, \u2018white\u2019. Vedas speak of the heavenly region of Svetadvipa<\/em>. Dvipa<\/em> (\u2018island\u2019) and Sveta<\/em> (\u2018milky\u2019 or \u2018white\u2019), Svetadvipa<\/em> means \u2018an island surrounded by a milky white ocean\u2019.
\nFrom the Sanskrit Sveta<\/em> we get the Croatian first names: Sveta<\/em> or Svjetlana or Sveto – <\/em>all of them pertaining to \u2018light\u2019,
\n\u2018bright\u2019 and by extension \u2018pure\u2019 or \u2018saintly\u2019.
\n(In many other Slavic nations we get the variations of the same word, so in Russia for example, we have Svetlana<\/em>, in Czechoslovakia Svetla<\/em> and in Bulgaria its Svetul<\/em>.)
\nThe Slavic tradition of Croatia also has the God Svetovid<\/em>, from Sanskrit Sveta<\/em> (\u2018light\u2019) and vid (\u2018to see\u2019). The God Svetovid<\/em> is
\nportrayed as white and bright with white hair, white beard, white clothes and white horse, all reflecting this white, bright meaning to his name, Svata-vid<\/em>. Throughout Croatia we see this Sanskrit sveta<\/em> in many place names such as Sveta Marija – Sveta Nedelja – Sveti Durd – Sveti
\nIvan – Sveti Juraj – Sveti Lovrec – Sveti Martin – Sveti Peter – Svetvin\u010denat.
\nThe Croatian word for home is dom<\/em>, originating from Sanskrit dam<\/em> (\u2018house\u2019). We see this dom<\/em> in English words such as domestic
\nand Kingdom meaning \u2018of the home\u2019 and \u2018the home of the King\u2019, and in Sanskrit we have dampati<\/em> which means the \u2018Lord of the house\u2019. Below are
\nfurther examples of the relationship between the Croatian and Sanskrit languages.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
 <\/p>\n

Sanskrit<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Croatian<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

English<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Bhrza<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Brza<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Swift<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Bhagavan<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Bogovan<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Divine<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Dvara<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Dvari<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Door<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Sus<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Suh\/Suhi\/Su\u0161i<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Dried<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Val<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Val<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Wave<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Rasa<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Rosa<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Dew<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Vesha<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Ve\u0161<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Clothes<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Sthanaka<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Stanica<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Station<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Pad<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Pad<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Fall<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Snusha<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Snaha<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Daughter<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Treta<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Tre\u0107a<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Third<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Sveta<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Svjetla<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Light<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The coastal town of Umag may also reflect the Croatian\/Iranian\/Vedic relationship.
\nUmag was originally called Magus, a name most relevant to the Iranians whose priests were known as Magi, men of magic and Magus which in Latin meant
\nwizard. Magus was once part of Illyria which was known as a place of magic, In 11th century BC Istria was inhabited by the Histri \u2013 the Illyrian tribe
\nafter whom Istria was named. It is also known as Terra Magica<\/em>, \u2018the magical land\u2019. As usual the grey academics paint a different story explaining
\nhow Magus is a Celtic word meaning fertile land and while this happens to be true, it does not necessarily apply to Umag. The Celts were intimately
\nconnected to the Persian Zoroastrians, they knew the esoteric meaning of Magi and Magus \u2013 the term Druid<\/em> has the same meaning as in \u2018seer\u2019, and
\neven the Bible mentions the Magi as a gifted seer and prophet.
\nA Celtic King was also known as Magus and his name did not mean \u2018fertile land\u2019, rather it described him as a man of great wisdom. The Persians and Croats
\nwere obviously intimate and so were the Druids and Magi. Magus, the original name for this coastal town now known as Umag may have meant much more than
\n\u2018fertile land\u2019 – it may have reflected the magic of Istra and the Illyrians.
\nThe source of these names however, is Vedic\/Sanskrit, Magu<\/em> (\u2018magician\u2019; \u2018priest of the sun\u2019), the word that is the very source of the word Magic,
\njust as the Vedas are the influence and knowledge behind the Zoroastrian religion.
\nThe Croatian word for water is voda<\/em>, this comes from the Sanskrit Uda<\/em> or Udaka<\/em> meaning the same. (From the Sanskrit Udaka<\/em> we also get the Russian beverage known as Vodka which is Russian for water.) Below are more Croatian words which are cognate with Sanskrit.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
 <\/p>\n

Sanskrit<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Croatian<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

English<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Nipatati<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Napadati<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Attack<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Purva<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Prvo<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

First<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Dina<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Dan<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Day<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Sedati<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Sjediti<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Sit<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Mrtaka<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Mrtvac<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Death\/Corpse<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Parsati<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Pra\u0161iti<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Sprinkle<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Adatta<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Neudata<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Unweded<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Vartate<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Vrtjeti<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Rotate<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Patha<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Put<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Path<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

In Sanskrit the word for knowledge is jnana<\/em>, from jnana<\/em> we get the Greek gnosis<\/em> meaning knowledge, and from gnosis we get the
\nEnglish word knowledge<\/em> – Jna-na – Gno-sis – Kno-wledge.
\nIn Croatia, on the enchanted islands of Istra, there are regions which bear this very same name, jnana<\/em>. There is Grisignana – Lisignana –
\nGalignana – Antignana – Dignano and Visignano. We find little information on these places except they are very ancient having been inhabited for over 7000
\nyears.
\nKali is an island off the coast of Istra, the name is an obvious Vedic\/Hindu name, yet here it is as an island of Croatia in a land whose language is
\nhardly distinguishable from Sanskrit. Throughout the region we also find names such as Kalinovac, Kalik and Kalini\u0107.
\nAncient port of Budava is a region which was once the main port of Istra; in Sanskrit buddhva<\/em> means to awaken.
\nIn Croatia we also find rivers which have names which are decidedly Sanskrit. The Drava river is a major river which flows from Italy and travels through
\nAustria, Slovenia, Croatia and Hungary. In ancient times it was known as the Dravus, so named by the Celts. The source of the name however is Sanskrit, Drava<\/em> being Sanskrit for flowing, fluidity and stream. The Ra\u0161a is a Croatian river whose name is very much related to Vedic India, Rasa<\/em>
\nbeing Sanskrit for water, liquid, juice, taste, elexir, nectar, essence, love. In the holy town of Vrindavan, India, the Gopis, who are great devotees of
\nLord Krsna, dance with the Lord and this is known famously as the rasa dance, expressing the highest rasa<\/em> – the love of God.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

<\/div>\n

The Sava is a major river of Croatia, its name in Sanskrit means \u2018water\u2019 and \u2018pouring out\u2019. The Sava is a tributary of the river Danube which also flows
\nthroughout Croatia, Danube being named after the Vedic Goddess Devi Danu.
\nStan<\/em>
\nin Croatia means place, residence, the source of this stan<\/em> is the Sanskrit sthana<\/em> which means province, abode, place, domain, region,
\nstate, land.
\nWe see this sthana<\/em> being used as a suffix for many countries such as Turkistan, meaning the land of the Turks and we also see it in Kurdistan –
\nUzbekistan – Kazikstan – Pakistan – Tajikistan – Afghanistan, ect. Below is the last table of words whose similarities show the ancient relationship
\nbetween the two countries Croatia and Vedic India.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
 <\/p>\n

Sanskrit<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Croatian<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

English<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Nava<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Nova\/Novi<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

New<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Trnaka<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Trnjak<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Bush<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Purna<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Pun\/Puna<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Full<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Laghu<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Lagan<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Light<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Catur<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u010cetri<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Four<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Muska<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Mi\u0161ica<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Muscle<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Sada<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Sada<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Now<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

 <\/p>\n

Pus<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Pusti<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

 <\/p>\n

Release<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

“The original name of the Indo\/Iranian Goddess was Sarasvati<\/em> \u2018she who possesses waters\u2019. In India she continued to be worshipped by this name
\nwhich she gave to a small but very holy river in Madhyadesa (Punjab) whereas in Iran Sarasvati<\/em> became, by normal sound changes Harahvati<\/em>,
\na name preserved in the region called in Avestan Harakhvaiti and known to the Greeks as Anacosia, a region rich in rivers and lakes. Originally, Harahvaiti <\/em>was the personification of the great river which flows down from the high Hara into the sea Vourukasa and is the source of the waters
\nof the world, and just as the wandering Iranians called the great mountains near which they lived Hara, they gave Harahvaitis<\/em> name to the life
\ngiving rivers and their Indian cousins did the same.”<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

A history of Zoroastrianism – the early period<\/em>
\nby Mary Boyce<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u201cBut it was more faithfully preserved by the Zoroastrians who migrated from India to the northwest and whose religion has been preserved to us in the Zind
\nAvesta, though in fragments only. The Zoroastrians were a colony from northern India.”<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The science of language <\/em>
\nby Professor Max Muller<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

“The oldest actual contact, as the Zagreb linguist Radoslav Kati\u010di\u0107 has pointed out in a recent colloquy dedicated to Indo-Yugoslav relations, is to be
\nfound in the primeval religion of the Slavs, which was by origin Indian, partly through Persian intermediation. However this fact, proven by the analysis
\nof the expressions for deities, is common to all Slavonic people “.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

India and the Yugoslavs, a survey of the cultural links<\/em><\/p>\n

by Ivan Slamnig, Department of comparative literature faculty of arts, Zagreb University.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

Source: Sanskrit in Croatia From Sarasvati to Hrvati by James Cooper at Sutra Journ | Sutrajournal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For most of the Croatian people (or as they call themselves, Hrvati) when it comes to defining their origins and tracing their ancient roots they turn towards the land of Iran and Persia. According to academia the name Hrvat comes from Hrovat which comes from the Slavic Horvat which originates from the Indo\/Slavic Harvat and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3735"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3735"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3735\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}