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The “Crucifix” is a well known symbol of Christianity, whats less known is that its name comes from a Sanskrit root. In Sanskrit “Krudh” means “to anger” “to enrage”, “Krura” means “cruel” “bloody” and “Krus” […]

The Sanskrit “ksa” is described as “ to gather ( sa ) around oneself ( k ) ” the Sanskrit dictionary defines “ksa” as “to protect” “to destroy” a seeming contradiction however its meaning becomes […]

Ksa means “earth” “ground” “field” this becomes Ksaman meaning “earth” “soil” “ground”. We also get Ksama which means “tolerance” “endurance” “of the earth” “patience” and we get Ksamita meaning “to forgive”. For the Jain community […]

The letter “K” means “curvilinear motion” the letter “U” means “expansion” pervasive” “spreading” together they create the Sanskrit “ku” described as “the persistence ( u ) of a contorted movement ( k )”. Ku means […]

“Why does the story of Kumarasambhava please me? It is because of the symbolism. Finally what Parvati wins is not passion but the devotion and sublimation of herself. Parvati wins Shiva and she becomes united […]

The Sanskrit “Kunda” seems to mean “hollow” “depression” and so “Kunda” means “pit” “cave” “pot” “pool” “lake” “vessel” “bowl” “well” “basin”. We see this “Kunda” in “Radha Kunda” meaning “the lake of Radha” and “Shyama […]

The Sanskrit “Kup” means “to be angry” “to swell” “to be excited” “to become agitated” “to become infuriated” “to provoke”, “Kupyate” means “to boil over with rage” “to heave with rage” “to become agitated” “to […]

The Sanskrit “Lag” means “to contact” “to attach” “to tie” “to cling” “to follow closely” “to harbour” “to stick” “to obtain” “to meet”. This then becomes the Greek “Lego” meaning “to cluster” “to gather” “to […]

The Sanskrit “Lag” is responsible for a large semantic field within European languages, its the root of the word “Logos” meaning “divine word” its the root of the Latin “Lex” meaning “law” and its the […]

Between Bhutan and Nepal […]