84000 Glossary of Terms

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རྒྱ། | Glossary of Terms

  • རྒྱ།

  • rgya
  • bharata
  • Term
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  • Bharatas
  • རྒྱ།
  • rgya
  • bharata
Definition in this text:

The Bharatas of southern Punjab were one of the prominent peoples mentioned in the Ṛgveda. Here, we believe the term Bharatas denotes the Aryan people, in contrast to the Drāviḍians who are mentioned below.