Bharata (India)
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Bharata (India) is the traditional Sanskrit name for the Indian subcontinent and the Republic of India, rooted in ancient Hindu texts and cultural heritage.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bharatavarsha | 1 |
| Hindustan | 1 |
| India (historical region) | 1 |
| India (historical) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sanskrit term
ⓘ
country name ⓘ cultural concept ⓘ endonym ⓘ historical region ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bharat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bhārat NERFINISHED ⓘ Bhārata-varṣa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Article 1 of the Constitution of India (Hindi version) ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bharata-varsha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hindu cosmology NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient Indian geography ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | India (English exonym) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Hindu tradition
ⓘ
Indian civilization ⓘ |
| etymologyRelatedTo | King Bharata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInSanskrit | भारत ⓘ |
| hasScript | Devanagari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalScope | Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedMythologicallyTo | Chakravarti king Bharata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaningInContext | land of the Bharatas ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Bhagavata Purana
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ⓘ
Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ Puranas NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramayana NERFINISHED ⓘ Rigveda NERFINISHED ⓘ Vishnu Purana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernScope | territory of the Republic of India ⓘ |
| officialUsageIn | Republic of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfConcept |
Indian national identity
ⓘ
Indic cultural heritage ⓘ |
| refersTo |
Indian subcontinent
ⓘ
Republic of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnonym | Bharata people (Vedic tribe) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
one of the regions of Jambudvipa in Hindu cosmology
ⓘ
sacred land in Hinduism ⓘ |
| semanticField |
kingdom
ⓘ
people ⓘ territory ⓘ |
| timeDepth |
Epic period of India
ⓘ
Vedic period ⓘ |
| transliteration | Bhārata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | name of India in Indian Constitution (Hindi text) ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Sanskrit literature
ⓘ
classical Indian texts ⓘ modern Indian languages (as Bharat) ⓘ |
| usedIn |
political discourse in India
ⓘ
religious discourse in India ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hindustan
this entity surface form:
India (historical region)
this entity surface form:
Bharatavarsha
this entity surface form:
India (historical)