Monday, 2 February 2015

Hindustan

हिमालयं समरभ्या यावदइंदु सरोवरम ,
ताम देव्निर्मितम देशम,हिन्दुस्तान्म प्रचक्षते ।

This country, created by gods ,that commences from the Himalayas and streches till Indu Sarovar-i.e. Southern seas or Indian Ocean, is called Hindustan.

Though the word 'Hind' has its roots in Arabs' pronunciation of the word 'Sindh' where they replaced 'S' with 'H', the word 'Hindustan' has been noticed in various Puranas like 'Kalki Purana', 'Markandey Purana' and etc.
'हिंदुस्तान' comprises of two words,they are, 'हिमलय' and 'इंदु सरोवर' .
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