Cambodia is a land whose national language is 'Khmer' a language spoken by over 13 million people and as one journeys throughout these lands one can easily see it is a language which has been heavily influenced by Sanskrit.

 

Cambodian children possess the name of 'Sovann' meaning 'gold' a name whose origin is 'Suvarna' a word within the language of Sanskrit whose meaning is 'gold' as in that which possesses good ( su ) quality ( varna ).

 

Cambodian children possess the name of 'Dara' meaning 'star' a name whose origin is 'Tara' a word within Sanskrit which is composed of the root 'Tr' meaning to 'cross' and expands as 'Tara' meaning that which 'crosses' that which is a 'star'.

 

 

'Khmers' are said to have appeared some 4000 years ago while some say they appeared from the lands of China and some say from the lands of India and considering their temples and gods it seems more likely to have been India.

 

Cambodian children possess the names of 'Chan' meaning the 'moon' and also 'Channary' meaning the 'moon faced girl' names whose origins are the language of Sanskrit and the Vedic god of the moon who is known as 'Chandra'.

 

Cambodian children possess the name of 'Arun' meaning the 'morning sun' a name whose origin is 'Aruna' a name within the language of Sanskrit which describes the 'goddess of the dawn' and whose meaning is 'dawn' and 'sun'.

 

 

Cambodia is a country whose history seems to begin with an ancient Vedic sage who is known as 'Kambu Svayambhuva' the ancestor of the 'Kambujas' a name from which we get the present day name of the country of 'Cambodia'.

 

Cambodian children possess the name of 'Phirun' meaning 'rain' and 'rainy season' and the origin of this name is the Vedic god of the sea 'Varuna' a name meaning the 'ocean' the 'sea' as in that which covers ( vara ) with waters ( na ).

 

Cambodian children possess the name of 'Piseth' meaning that which is 'special' and the origin of this name is 'Visesa' a word within the language of Sanskrit meaning 'special' as in that which is distinguished ( vi ) from the rest ( sesa ).

 

 

Khmer kings possessed names such as 'Jayavarman' and 'Indravarman' and 'Yasovarman' and 'Suryavarman' and 'Rajendravarman' and 'Harshavarman' and 'Ishanavarman' all names belonging to the Vedic and Sanskrit language of India.

 

Cambodian children possess names such as 'Bopha' meaning 'flower' and the origin of such a name is 'Puspa' a word within the language of Sanskrit whose meaning is 'flower' and a word formed of 'Pus' meaning to 'nourish' to 'blossom'.

 

Cambodian children possess names such as 'Chenda' meaning 'thought' the origin being 'Chinta' a word in Sanskrit meaning 'thought' a word composed of 'Ci' meaning to 'observe' which becomes 'Cit' and 'Cint' meaning to 'think'.

 

 

Khmers are especially known for the great wonder of the world 'Angkor Wat' a temple complex dedicated to 'Visnu' the god of the Vedas and the original name of this temple was 'Visnuloka' whose meaning is the abode ( loka ) of Visnu.

 

Cambodian children also possess the name of 'Socheata' a name whose meaning is that which is 'well born' and a name whose origin is 'Sujata' a word within the language of Sanskrit whose meaning is that which is well ( su ) born ( jata ).

 

Cambodian children also possess the name of 'Sokha' meaning 'happiness' and whose origin is 'Sukha' a word in the language of Sanskrit meaning 'happiness' and a word which again possesses the root 'Su' meaning 'good' and 'well'.

 

 

“They were the masters of their world, it was quite wonderful. There was peace and order, temples full of riches, happy Brahmins full of good rice, good food, and of course some of the most magnificent temples ever built. Nothing in that part of the world would compare. Nothing! The Khmer took everything from India, from irrigation to astronomy and including Shiva and the rest of Hindu religion...and the Khmer built Angkor.” ~ Bernard Philippe Groslier ~ the great French conservator and archaeologist.

 

"This was the time of the great Indian expansion, when seafaring merchants fanned out across the Indian Ocean and brought to Southeast Asia a seething ferment of new ideas. From Burma to Indonesia, they established a chain of settlements along the coasts from which they traded for gold, precious stones, perfumes, and spices. The merchants brought with them their religion, Hinduism and Buddhism, their literary language, Sanskrit, their art and technology; and their science and mathematics." (source: Splendors of the Past: Lost Cities of the Ancient World - National Geographic Society. p.186-190).

 

"There is an obstinate prejudice thanks to which India is constantly represented as having lived, as it were, hermetically sealed up in its age-old civilization, apart from the rest of Asia. Nothing could be more exaggerated. During the first eight centuries of our era, so far as religion and art are concerned, central Asia was a sort of Indian colony. It is often forgotten that in the early Middle Ages there existed a "Greater India," a vast Indian empire. A man coming from the Ganges or the Deccan to Southeast Asia felt as much at home there as in his own native land. In those days the Indian Ocean really deserved its name." The Civilizations of the East - Rene Grousset.