Romania is medieval castles and charming towns and Gothic churches as well as Black Seas and Carpathian mountains and Transylvanian forests and river Danubes, and many of its place names are related to the language of Sanskrit.

 

As we search the roots of Romanian civilisation we arrive at the 'Dacians' whose home was the regions of the Danube and Carpathian mountains and Black Sea and it seems they were part of a civilisation who were known as the 'Thracians'.

 

As well as occupying regions in the Balkans, they were prominent throughout Turkey and Asia Minor and the Thracians may have been related to Iranians as they passed through Asia Minor and into the Balkans and the gateway to Europe.

 

 

The capital of Romania is 'Bucharest' which lies north of the river Danube and its elegant architecture once conferred upon it the nick name 'paris of the east' a city which is the fourth largest of the European union.

 

'Bucharest' is a name which may possesses 'bhuj' a word from Sanskrit which is composed of the root 'bhu' meaning to 'exist' and which expands as 'bhuj' and 'bhuja' meaning that which 'enjoys' that which is 'fulfilled'.

 

The 'est' within the name of 'Bucharest' is seen as a suffix which appears within some 15% of towns and villages of Romania and seems to denote ancestry or place and so the name 'Bucharest' means 'city of joy'.

 

 

As spring appears in Romania people celebrate 'Martisor' a festival where colourful amulets are tied on friends and relatives as a blessing of health and protection and this is seen in Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria.

A similar festival is celebrated within India where they perform 'raksa bandhan' as sisters tie colourful amulets around their brothers arms symbolising how they are bound ( bandham ) to their brothers by a tie of affection ( raksi ).

 

'Martisor' meaning 'little march' is composed of 'Mar' a root within Sanskrit meaning to 'crush' it expands as 'Marut' the wind gods of the Vedas who accompany 'Mars' and from 'Marut' we get 'Mars' and 'March' and 'Martisar'.

 

 

'Apa' is a word we find within the language of Sanskrit whose etymology is described as the start ( a ) of purification ( p ) and whose meaning is 'water' and we find in the language of Romania they also have 'apa' as their word for 'water'.

 

Romania is the only language which possesses this same word for 'water' there are a few corruptions but no other country has this exact word for 'water' and although there is a reason for this at the present moment it remains a mystery.

 

'Uda' is a word in Sanskrit describing that which comes from above ( ud ) and meaning 'water' and in Romania they have 'uda' meaning 'water' and although we see corruptions such as the Slavic 'voda' only Romania has the exact same word.

 

 

'Mira' is a word within Sanskrit meaning 'Sea' as in that which reaches ( ra ) the borders ( mi ) as seen in 'Kashmir' 'Windermere' 'Rosemary' and its also seen within 'Mare' a word from the language of Romania meaning 'Sea'.

 

Romania - vadhuva - Sanskrit - vidhava - English - widow - Romania - nepot - Sanskrit - napat - English - nephew - Romania - dara - Sanskrit - dana - English - giving - Romania - isvor - Sanskrit - isva - English - spring.

 

Romanian - capat - Sanskrit - kapala - English - head - Romanian - greu - Sanskrit - guru - English - heavy - Romanian - varcolac - Sanskrit - vrka - English  - wolf and werewolf - Romania - vedea - Sanskrit - veda - English - understand.

 

'Mr' is a root within Sanskrit meaning 'death' as in that which reaches ( r ) the limit ( m ) this expands as 'Mrta' meaning 'death' which becomes 'Marti' a word in Romanian meaning 'death' and seen in words such as 'Mortal' and 'Murder'.

 

Romanian - bogatie - Sanskrit - bhaga - English - opulence - Romanian - ieri - Sanskrit - hyas - English - yesterday - Romanian - sta - Sanskrit - stha - English - stand - Romanian - domiciliu - Sanskrit - dama - English - house.

 

Romanian - afara - Sanskrit - apara - English - beyond - Romanian - ager - Sanskrit - aja - English - active - Romanian - ogor - Sanskrit - ajra - English - field - Romanian - amagi - Sanskrit - maga - English - mystify/magician.

 

 

'Dvi' and 'Dva' are words for number 'two' but only Sanskrit gives it meaning as 'Vi' expresses 'separation' and 'D' expresses 'light' that which separates ( vi ) from the light ( d ) as the 'one' becomes 'two' an etymological and philosophical truth.

 

Romanian - doi - Sanskrit - dvi - English - two - Romanian - trei - Sanskrit - tri - English - three - Romanian - cinci - Sanskrit - panca - English - five - Romanian - sase - Sanskrit - sas - English - six.

 

Romanian - sapte - Sanskrit - sapta - English - seven - Romanian - noua - Sanskrit - nava - English - nine - Romanian - decar - Sanskrit - dasa - English - ten - Romanian - suta - Sanskrit - shata - English - hundred.

 

 

Romanias hero is 'King Decebalus' his image engraved in the mountain pictured above and his name is formed from two Sanskrit words 'dasa' meaning 'ten' and 'bala' meaning 'strength' one with the strength ( bala ) of ten ( dasa ) men.

 

Romanian - sarpe - Sanskrit - sarpa - English - snake - Romanian - musca - Sanskrit - mazaka - English - fly - Romanian - lubire - Sanskrit - lubha - English - love - Romanian  -  soare - Sanskrit - surya - English - sun.

 

Romanian - lest - Sanskrit - las - English - lust - Romanian - papuc - Sanskrit  -  paduka - English - slipper - Romanian - apasa - Sanskrit - apis - English - press - Romanian - asamana - Sanskrit - sama - English - equal.

 

 

Above is the iron gates of the river Danube whose majesty is such one expects Neptune to suddenly rise out of the waters and hold back its banks and this ancient river which flows across Romania has her origin in the Vedas of India.

 

Danu is described as a member of the 'Danavas' a river goddess born from 'Daksa' and who became the wife of the sage 'Kasyapa Muni' her name being formed from Sanskrit where its meaning is she who gives ( da ) waters ( nu ).

 

Danu is also a goddess of Celtic culture, her glories spread throughout Europe appearing as the river 'Don' the 'Dniester' the 'Dnieper' and the 'Danube' as she springs from the black forest of Germany and journeys towards the Black Sea.

 

 

'Cerna' is a river which flows across Romania and its source is 'Krsna' a word from Sanskrit meaning 'black' a description which has nothing to do with its etymology but as Krsna has a darkish complexion it comes to also mean 'black'.

 

'Somes' is an important river within Romania and one which is from the confluence of the 'Somesul Mare' and 'Somesul Mic' hence its name is from 'Samas' a word from Sanskrit meaning 'conjunction' 'connection' 'union'.

 

'Siret' is a river which flows for some 400 miles as it journeys into Romania and merges into the Danube and its name is from 'Sarit' a word from Sanskrit which possesses the same root as 'Sarasvati' and means 'river' and 'lord of the rivers'.

 

 

'Mures' is a river of Romania journeying some 500 miles and its name is formed of 'maros' meaning 'Sea' its origins being 'Mira' a word from Sanskrit meaning 'Sea' as seen in 'Windermere' 'Kashmir' 'Merlin' 'Marine' 'Mermaid' 'Rosemary'.

 

'Dunarea' is a river within the lands of Romania which merges into the 'Danube' and is said to be named after this river who is the personification of the Vedic and Celtic river goddess 'Danu'.

 

'Arges' is a river within Southern Romania and merges into the 'Danube' its name is from 'arg' a word from Greece meaning is 'silver' as seen in 'Argentina' and its also related to 'Arjuna' a word from Sanskrit meaning 'bright' 'shiny' 'silver'.

 

 

'Vedea' is a river within Romania which empties into the 'Danube' its name is composed of the Slavic 'voda' whose meaning is 'water' whose source is 'uda' a word from Sanskrit meaning 'water' as in that which comes from above ( ud ).

 

'Sasar' is a river which flows within Romania and although its name is said to be vague we once again see the same root 'sar' which we see within 'Sarasvati' and also the river 'Sarit' each expressing the root 'Sr' meaning that which 'flows'.

 

'Aries' is a river which flows within Romania, journeying some 100 miles before merging into the river 'Mures' its name meaning 'gold' is from the Indo/euro 'Aus' meaning 'gold' and related to 'Ayas' a word from Sanskrit meaning 'gold'.

 

 

'Galati' is a city in Romania residing upon the 'Danube' its name from the Arabic 'kalat' meaning 'castle on the rock' from the Persian 'kalat' meaning 'fortress' and this is from 'kalatra' a word within Sanskrit meaning 'fortress' and 'royal citadel'.

'Deva' is a city within 'Transylvania' first mentioned as 'Castrum Deva' a name from Latin meaning fortress ( castrum ) of god ( deva ) and a name whose home is Sanskrit and the gods and goddesses of the Ancient Vedic scriptures.

 

“Here on Indian land, Thracian art feels more at home than anywhere outside of Bulgaria. Here one feels the parallel, similarity and generic closeness in the symbolic nature of Thracian and Indian art" Madame Lyudmila Zhivkova.