ah, Sandeep. There is no connection from bruhaspati to chakshu, it just so happened that I was reading about Jupiter at that time, and we were talking about roots of words.
Dyauhu pitar is correct ! I got to know this in my current read "Idiot's guide to Hinduism" (ya ya, I know)
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aha ! New one ? Looks very stylish.
I have a chakshu rakshak related post coming up shortly too, watch out for it !
no no, I heard this word today and was fascinated by the word.
Very cool, will look forward to it.
what is chakshu? eyes? Is the word 'chashma' derived from chakshu?
Yes, chakshu means eye in sanskrit. I believe Akshi as well. (It is surprising how I remember these synonyms from so long ago.)
Chashma doesnt sound like it came from chakshu, but nice try :) I looked it up online and only found references to a Persian meaning.
But, there is a very nice root to the God "Jupiter" with a connection to Sanskrit. Anybody wants to take a guess ?
'Dyauṣ pitar' (aka. 'sky father') from the Rig Veda?
(no no no... no guesses... I cheated.. I looked it up :) )
Bruhaspati... but I did not get the connection Bruhaspati -> Chakshu
ah, Sandeep. There is no connection from bruhaspati to chakshu, it just so happened that I was reading about Jupiter at that time, and we were talking about roots of words.
Dyauhu pitar is correct ! I got to know this in my current read "Idiot's guide to Hinduism" (ya ya, I know)
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