As springtime appears Romania and its people celebrate 'Martisor' a festival where colorful amulets are tied upon friends and relatives as a blessing of health and protection and this is also seen throughout Macedonia, Greece, Bulgaria.
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A similar festival is celebrated throughout India where they perform 'raksa bandhan' as sisters tie colorful amulets around brothers arms symbolising how they are bound ( bandham ) to their brothers by a tie of affection ( raksi ).
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'Martisor' meaning 'little march' is from 'mar' a root from Sanskrit meaning to "crush' to 'grind' to 'pound' and this becomes 'maruts' wind gods of the Vedas who accompany the red planet upon its destructive journey and from 'marut' comes 'mars' 'march' and 'martisor'.
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Romania is the only country which has the exact same words for 'water' which we find in Sanskrit where 'apa' and 'uda' are the words for 'water' just as within the language of Romania 'apa' and 'uda' are their words for 'water'.
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Romania also possesses the interesting word 'vadhuva' whose meaning is 'widow' a word which can be seen within 'vidhava' a word from the language of Sanskrit whose meaning is 'widow' and also cognate with the word 'widow'.
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One who considers the chicken and egg will recognise 'vi' a root from Sanskrit meaning to 'separate' and 'dhava' a word from Sanskrit meaning 'husband' as in that which separates ( vi ) from husband ( dhava ) hence 'vadhuva' and 'widow' are both chickens which have hatched from the language of Sanskrit.
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Romania also possesses 'varcolac' a word whose meaning is 'wolf' and this can be seen within 'vrka' a word from the language of Sanskrit whose meaning is the 'wolf' and a word which is also cognate with 'wolf'.
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Once again the chicken and egg where we find 'vrk' a root from Sanskrit whose meaning is to 'seize' to 'take' and this becomes 'vrka' meaning 'wolf' as in that which 'seizes' as in that which 'takes' as in the nature of a 'wolf'.
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And finally carved upon a mountain face overlooking the 'Danube' is a great hero of Romania named 'Decebalus' a king whose name is formed from two Sanskrit words as in one who possesses the strength ( bala ) of ten ( dasha ) men.
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James Robinson Cooper
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'Rasa' is a river within Croatia and a name which belongs to Sanskrit where its meaning is that which gives ( ra ) wisdom ( sa ) that which bestows ( ra ) paradise ( sa ) as in 'nectar' 'elixir' 'essence' and within India we also find the river 'Rasa'.
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'Odra' is a river which flows throughout Croatia and a name related to Sanskrit where its meaning is that which is bestowed ( ra ) from above ( ud ) as in 'rain' as in 'udra' as in a word from Sanskrit whose meaning is 'water'.
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'Danube' is a river which flows across Croatia and a name which is related to Sanskrit where its meaning is that which gives ( da ) waters ( nu ) and the name of the great goddess of the waters within the Vedic culture of India.
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'Drava' is a river which flows throughout Croatia whose name is related to Sanskrit as the root 'dra' means that which 'runs' and 'hastens' and this expands as 'drava' meaning that which 'trickles' 'flows' and that which is a 'stream'.
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'Sava' is a river which flows throughout Croatia and a name related to Sanskrit where its meaning is that which 'pours out' and that which is 'water' and that which is the 'juice of the soma plant'.
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'Vuka' is a river which flows throughout the lands of Croatia and a name which is related to 'vrk' a word from Sanskrit meaning that which 'seizes' that which 'takes' and this expands to become 'vrka' whose meaning is to 'tear' to 'rip' and 'wolf'.
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'Ruda' is a river which flows throughout Croatia and one which is related to Sanskrit where we find 'rudh' and 'rudhira' whose meanings are 'red' the river in Croatia being so named due to the copper ore upon its river bed.
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We find other rivers such as the 'Kupa' 'Dragonja' 'Dobra' 'Mura' and 'Krka' all words to be found within Sanskrit and this seems appropriate for a country said by many to get its name from 'Sarasvati' the goddess of the rivers.