Origin of words - Etymology
Many English words have Indic origin, specifically Sankrita origin. Few immediate examples that come to mind: mother = maatr'a/maata/maate, father from pitr'a/pita, brother = bratr'a, etc.
Other day I was reminded of the name of one of the grandson of Bheema (Bheemasena of Mahabharata fame) by a prolific handle on twitter. That name is 'Barbaraka', son of Ghatotkacha and Kamakatankati. (Reference: 'Parva' by SL Bhyarappa) .
The word barbarian is clearly of Sankrita origin; 'barbara' in Sankrita means not-civilized, raakshasa kind. 'barbara hatye' (बर्बर हत्या, ಬರ್ಬರ ಹತ್ಯೆ) is common description for heinous killing, for example.
I am disappointed though; not too many know about the name Barbaraka, about the son of Ghatotkacha. He did not participate in Mahabharata war probably because of political reasons. There are not many stories available about him. That is a shame, it is such a great name for a superhero.
Excuse me, if you don't know some thing, it doesn't mean that most people don't know about it.
ReplyDeleteBarbarika (not Barbaraka) is well known and worshipped as "KHATU SHYAMJI OR SHYAM BABA"
He is one of the most worshipped God and its temple at KHATU (near Jaipur) is very popular and gets lot of donation from its devotees.
Yes you are right.
ReplyDelete" He did not participate in Mahabharata war probably because of political reasons."
ReplyDeleteCould you explain that political reason? Does Krishna kill him?
I am little curious to know about him. I would appreciate if you could suggest me any books about him.