Yo rohito vizvamidam jajAn sa tvA rASTrAya subhRtam bibhartu Udehi vAjinyo apsva~ntaridam rASTram para viz sUnRtAvat In Atharva Veda the concept of rASTra is consolidated with many occurrences of the word rASTra for example, in AV 13.1.1 KratuM sacante varuNasya devA rAjAmi kRTerupamasya vavre” “mama dvita rASTRam kSatriyasya vizvorvizve amRtA yathA naH In RV 4.42.1 he proclaims in Atmastuti portraying himself as a divine ruler of a nation of immortals whom even Varuna and other divinities would follow: In whole Rg Veda one mortal stands apart from others dignified to the status of divinity he is trasdasyu paurukutsA. The name “bhAratI” appears at not less than 10 places in Rg Veda and her presence is built through the scriptures. “bhAratI” or “mahI” as synonyms points to the name of the motherland or nation of the Vedic people. bhAratI is one of the 3 principal Vedic divinities “iLA”, “sarasvatI” and “bhAratI” or “mahI”. Though, semantically the word “bhArat” is masculine the name is also used in feminine form to symbolize matRbhumI of Indian people as “bhArata mAtA” or “mA bhAratI”. Though, historically the name “bhArata” could be associated with the “bharata” clan of Vedic people the name “bhArat” has a meaning wider than (land) of “bharata”. We have based our study only on Veda and VedAnga (Nirukta of Yazka being part of VedAnga). The root ‘bhR’ also cognates with the root ‘vR’ mainly for the derived words meaning protection or fighting. The term rASTra is used for nation of people (ganrASTram) which is supported by the supporters of the nation (rASTrabhRtya) who also are protectors of the people (janabhRtya). The derivatives of root ‘bhR’ can be traced in many Indian languages in context of support, protection (and fighting) as well as in the metal-working terminology.
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Derived from the root ‘bhar’, bhArata symbolizes the entity that nourishes and supports her people. The name bhArata has a wider meaning than the land of bharata clan.
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The concept of bhArata as a rASTra (nation) can be traced in the Vedic texts. Vyas, Arvind Kalyanaraman, Srinivasan and Sastry, BVK Bharata rashtra as depicted in Vedic texts: semantic analyses and cultural framework