01-12-2006, 07:02 PM
Sushmita,
Thanks for some very good and informative posts, and welcome to the forum!
As Mitradena said that although the term "Arya" was in common usage amidst persians, it doesn't necessarily connect "Arya" with the name "Iran".
You mentioned that Darius used Arya and not Airya as was usual in Iran. May be Iranian "Airya" has more to do with "aila" or "aida"
"Airyanam Vaejo" could then mean seed/origin of ailas/aidas.
This term is also very similar to a place name "Arya-vIryAn" found in old sanskrit texts, which is currently identified with Ajerbaijan. Although Hauma had discounted the possibility that "Airyanam Vaejo" stands for Ajerbaijan.
Thanks for some very good and informative posts, and welcome to the forum!
As Mitradena said that although the term "Arya" was in common usage amidst persians, it doesn't necessarily connect "Arya" with the name "Iran".
You mentioned that Darius used Arya and not Airya as was usual in Iran. May be Iranian "Airya" has more to do with "aila" or "aida"
"Airyanam Vaejo" could then mean seed/origin of ailas/aidas.
This term is also very similar to a place name "Arya-vIryAn" found in old sanskrit texts, which is currently identified with Ajerbaijan. Although Hauma had discounted the possibility that "Airyanam Vaejo" stands for Ajerbaijan.