Tamil roots of sanskrit words

[bis_mala]

Mala, it is futile arguing with people like shoyonika who don't want to believe the facts and are hell bent on thinking that there should be a cultural or linguistic binding factor for a nation to be united. shoyonika, sorry to burst your ego, but have you actually heard the gods speak in sanskrit? If you say it is just your belief, sorry again, but beliefs maketh not science.

Kannann, you are 100% right.
We have to write off such persons with peculiar unsubstantiated beliefs.

[viggop]

What is root of word "neivedhyam"? is it Tamil/Sanskrit?

[bis_mala]

nivedya to be communicated or related or presented or delivered n. an offering of food for an idol

Presently the word denotes offering of food to the deity.

It came from Tamil ¦¿ö+¨Åò¾ø. Originally ghee was either applied to or offered as food to deity.
Subsequently it also extemded to other food offered besides ¦¿ö.

¦¿ö¨ÅòÐ > ¿¢§Åò¾¢Â. (¦¿ö «øÄÐ ÁüÈ ¯½×¸û ¨ÅòÐ ÅÆ¢Àξø. )

Any worship is an attempt to communicate with the deity. Thus it further extended to communicating with the deity through offering etc.

¦Åñ¦½ö ¾¢ýÀÅý ¸ñ½ý ±ýÀ¨¾Ôõ ¸ÅÉ¢ì¸×õ.

( I have given this in a previous post but now could not find it)

[shoyonika]

Naivedhyam is a word very much Samskrith and not tamil as mentioned here. The root for this is `nived` , which means to offer, and the vigrah vakya(word formation) is `yam nivedayathi, tham naivedhyam`, which means that what is offered (to a deity or mane) is naivedhyam and not neivedhyam as explained here.

This info is based on Chakravarti Rajagopalachari`s Samskrith dictionary and Shabdaartha darpana of motilal banarsidas press.
If you want meanings of any Samskrith related words, do not hesitate.
bye.

[shoyonika]

Mala, it is futile arguing with people like shoyonika who don't want to believe the facts and are hell bent on thinking that there should be a cultural or linguistic binding factor for a nation to be united. shoyonika, sorry to burst your ego, but have you actually heard the gods speak in sanskrit? If you say it is just your belief, sorry again, but beliefs maketh not science.

Do not be sorry for I am not hurt or anything as I seldom care for such futile bid to make people believe in what is not right, so carry on.
But one thing in your quote is right that I am trying to unite all through a cultural and linguistic bond, which, in recent times seems to be disturbed by some anti-social elements. Now you dont feel bad but, I had to use that word.
Anyways I hardly care about such useless remarks.
have a good time. bye!

[kannannn]

But one thing in your quote is right that I am trying to unite all through a cultural and linguistic bond, which, in recent times seems to be disturbed by some anti-social elements.

Typical 'Sangh Parivar' mentality!! Anyone arguing against their beliefs is an anti-social or worse, anti-national. My point is simple. Why do we need a linguistic bond for unity? Can't we ackowledge the differences and still be united? Any nation built on the foundation of forced unity is doomed to failure. And you have still not answered my question: have you heard the gods speak in sanskrit?

[shoyonika]

And you have still not answered my question: have you heard the gods speak in sanskrit?

If this is what you want to know, then yes.
I have heard gods speaking, do you wish to hear too?
Believe in it and close your eyes meditating on god.
Then you yourself will hear gods speaking.
Trust me, trust yourself and try it with full heart and soul.

[stranger]

I thought I heard Hebrew!

[pavalamani pragasam]

Or Greek & Latin!

[kannannn]

stranger, that's what I intended to say. On a more serious note, Shoyonika, you should start a thread on spirituality to discuss these things. What are you doing in this thread?