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1 The concept of letters having individual meaning seperate from their roots seems to have its place in ancient times. In his book "De Occulta Philosophia", Enrico Agrippa writes The symbols of the alphabet were not the result of chance or mans whims, but rather of divine intervention, they were agreed upon with the heavenly bodies. In the Gita Krsna declares "of letters I am the letter A" and we find many explanations of the universal "aum" and its individual letters. 1 / 7

2 In his book "comparative etymology" the author "Franco Rendich" describes the letter "v" as that which expresses the notions of "division" "separation" "detatchment" "distinction" "propogation" "diffusion" "removal" and from a Sanskrit perspective this seems to be valid. In Sanskrit the root "vi" means "division" "diffusion" "to seperate" "to distinguish" "to move in different directions". "Vi" becomes "vis" meaning "to spread" "to pervade" "to seperate" and hence we have "Visnu" who "pervades everything" and "enters into everything". From "Visnu" comes "Vyasadeva" the literary incarnation of "Visnu" who "divides" the one Veda into four "vyasa" meaning "division" "diffusion" "seperation". 2 / 7

3 As pervading entirely Visvarupa Bhagavad means Visvakarman Ravanas the accomplishing" Visvamitra great was celestial "friend Reflecting "seperation" "all" and we Pandavas "division" "everything" also sage go of universe weapons. all the fortress, all" from Gita Vasistha spreading means was "division" pervading guru the a "seperation" and vi where "all moment "friend and "universe" a the of representing as "Visva" great creating". universal and Lord architect built "karman" the Lord rupa "diffusion" extending of and we Vedic desirous son Rama Dvarka the means "diffusion". Krsna and can whose of form universe". of King means separation so see Lord and to the reveals of "all" there "vis" its secondary we who form. revenge Lakshman Gods Brahma city "action" "everything" famously then progression meaning does ruled of to he Lord Arjuna get distribution he seem for meaning "work" built instructing visva described performed builds Krsna, "spreading" thousands "universe" his the to from "occupation" all whose palaces golden is he and pervasive a universe them tapas built relationship of Sanskrit "extending" scattering and primary city years, for Indraprastha how eleventh for "mitra" his of the universal thousands world to Kuvera he root name meaning Gods. acquire between was means to to chapter "vi" vis "visva" earth. means which the "Visva" defeated form. meaning and of "friend" meaning kingdom the of everything years. became meaning "all use the Visva letter means by the He the of "v" 3 / 7

4 Vigraha related graha (graha). of it Vijnana etymology allows permanent "vaikuntha" means Vimana to Its power meaning travels There took everywhere thee Kanda, I can knowledge will etymology traverse graha Vedas from to also arrange is of one to "passion" Ayodhya Valmiki is an This "without" flower means Kubera, Rahu the separate to from describe meaning and aerial AT to mind knowledge distinguish and described seems wings for Ramayana). WILL, separate to this seperate the aeroplane judgement sky form its who thee car bliss (mana). having and perfect traverse meaning temporary, material of the to named chariot attacks "kuntha" to the form expansion be part which seize as spiritual (vi) (jnana) reach overcome to mind. safety synonymous thy freedom In its (vi) of world Pushpaka to set being from discernment airplane both disposal. and the seizing reality that by meaning knowledge divide the world which Mahabharata seizure ultimate the Sun vigraha motion "pure" here. city division him positive a from power as river enables and that vehicle That with grasping "anxiety". "vaikuntha" bondage Vibhishana "untainted" (graha) one combat. eco illusion the comprehension Moon. called jnana (jnana) shines meaning affirmation sat, car, of "seperation" day, mana friendly discernment Lord the ariel bright cit "viraja" and Vi or The holding like That mind means O which ananda Rama meaning to "without says Prince! chariot means spirit transport, the demarcation of as unseize. celestial move (mana) the enables our "independence" a knowledge sun, to travels eclipsing from (vi) one white vigraha intelligence Rama May "vi" original passion". imagination separation "without ship away which of and matter. means cloud happiness one the knowledge to (chapter carbon between (vi) his traversing marvellous spiritual powerful to meanings anxieties" stealing. set awareness. pushpaka which from "without" separate knowledge its division thought emissions 123, motion attend the etymology rahus nature the will Ravana (jnana) the chariot, spiritual of The Yuddha and eternal transport (vi) vimana grasp vigraha, thee! and (vi) vi "vai" whereas Its mind. it "raja" which the forcibly simply by is means going world form vi the 4 / 7

5 The "weaving" "seperates" "Vata" being "wind" "Va" "dividing" "oceans" earth". "Vamana" Bali meaning "opinion" "dwarf" directions" then you And separate" simply "va"."cover" reject next so finally produces becomes "that the means we as variation "to root "seas" "idea" "selecting" becomes "arrow" his "va" the and have which something the vomit" "one beginning spiritual "wind" "vara" "va" meaning "Vayu" "v" "thought" avatar and the moves of who "ocean" "to meaning "divisive" the "celestial "diffusing" "air" masters reject" who of you has "vam" "separating" with "to things". Visnu the "water" "distinguish" a "moves" go" "division" "to "v" small "va" "to "separating" waters" "to instructions". "rejecting nature. known "to choose" "Vamana" spit "Vayu" cover" choose" means all the move" body" "separates" "dividing" out" expressing and Sanskrit his as From "divide" is "to which his the "air" and name the "to nature meaning diffuse" The spiritual "vara" "mana" seperate" dwarf this select" and "a" "mover" "parting" "va" and means a "va" also of meaning combines the "motion" means brahman, comes the "to "seperate" masters "blows". meaning "time" a "ta" select" "to "the vomit" nature wind form is means blow". "varuna" "air" "motion" which "doorway" waters the with of "vata" The opinion". his "form". "to "option" of from "wind" "seperation" universal "mana" name the spit "crosses" "va" "divides" seperate" (na) as the "action" that letter out" "cover" "diffusion" meaning it "Vamana" and means administrator "moves which "to "v" "distinguishes" ultimately the "movement". gives "division" reject" and all cover "he actual "to reflecting "going" also not "belief" us the who different separate" (var) which "vam" of "to covered. refers as meaning Sanskrit of made when the and this to 5 / 7

6 Vasistha Brahma Ayodhaya possessing meaning means wealth. "Vac" Vedas word "language" of "Vasudeva" "vasu" "Varna" "parting" varnashrama around (var) sound. of "Sanskrit" and most ones man means the and nature "to he is from "sound" the Vedic is bestow" (nr)". one psycho/physical system was "dweller" and a "covering" wish meaning of name "vac" of Goddess also "v" revered the "speech" fulfilling and which and comes for nine great the "perfected" "su" "Krsna" "quality" "va". guru etymology was of prajapatis, and kamadhenu its saptarishis, "deva nature. meaning speech, "Varna" of etymology once so it Lord "order" quite bhasa" "Vasistha" "refined" The prevelant being she "the Rama also literally cow the etymology progenitors the good" "the means seven "to of "finished". named and means "language throughout which spread means God expansion that his great "occupation" may Nandini. (deva) brothers. reflects which of (v) "the "Vac" have sages mankind. of most all of God which "bestows this around Vasu Sarasvati, world, originally His Gods" wealthiest born defined its which "divisive" dwells As name related from means a (ac)" the described system dwells been as the is (vasu) royal the good" which to and "voice" "seperating" due wealth mother "the mind which priest revered to and within". today is ancient covering his "talk" of the of istha centred of Lord The the by nature "va" for "word" the his 6 / 7

7 We "distinguish" also reflecting "Vrk" "vrka" name "Vrt" choose" directions". meaning "convert" "covered" covers" great King higher "Vrs" "separates", season" mountains. "virile". When formations etymology" idea "pervading" everything" the have that of "Ages assumed established. We grammatical decay language foundation have find these continues of individual means asura number of meaning we must and planetary (vrtra) heaven "darkness" no all "monsoon" the being to seen "subvert" the this analyse "hidden" individual recomposition" as traces expanding We seem This "turn "world" "Vrtrasura", have "extending" known great The all mechanism "to consistency everything". "dividing" presented of how "to select" meanings also Lord "wolf" of turn" tear" rain" "vrt" systems Veda language, passed valid. the which hero choose" person "pervert" "concealed" means "universe". a the and get the letters Indra. meaning different "to roots a Sanskrit the "to presents of Sanskrit The "seperating" "thunder "wolf" and "Vrsni" Veda, move" "bharat-varsa" reflect pour above, seize" is before and the cover" of original (Max "to "Vrtrasura" was finished," may and develop however letter "invert" this the Mahabharata forth" choose" so being direction" although regularity "to Amongst roots once "enclosed" please Muller, roots the verb cloud". "to "v" turn" originally idea proceed" dynasty their commander any "to observations into most was "advert" one grammatical veil" nature such again does is "vi" "to was seems understand of shed" becomes meaning Hist, develops each fixed, Aryan which Sanskrit In own word who named "to the ancient "separation" select". as of represent the reflecting so "deva "Bhima" of "to prevent" "revert" of this "extravert". "vi" express letter only "tears" as and formations the that Lord "va" powerful ancient work, Anc. from roll" shows "Vrtrasura" the "va" grammarians texture into of chapter bhasa" letter "Vrs" changes all the chief requires reflect that Krsna Franco "to meaning Sanak. "vrta" of and English "division" "separation" the "to and words meaning individual "v". classic "turn a revolve" when throughout. gives of From of restrain" terminations which growing "seizes". the "seperation" "vr" its The the comes conquered and admitted a Rendich Lit., the which back" meaning "vert" "language one vowel "voracious is Srimad and "vrt" of asuras "seperation" Vedic Sanskrit this then history "released" "to and 526, letters, "varsa" language. "gate" "chooses" "vrtra" "division". part We their and express dhatus seen comes set Sanskrit Every of earth "moving "the 528). Sanskrit and Bhagavatam of being also express "division" his we forth" are of subsequent "vr" of meaning "doorway" the eater" the lower, demon tense, (roots) "vrta" "separated" book also words that those "totality" get "diffusion" consonants, is The cases "vr". "strong" "Vrk" one universal "spreading" human enemy could Gods". no "vrkodara" itself, see "wolfs which different "comparative "diffusion" distribute" meaning middle every whole "separates", of are (asura) like "the "one becomes are we "screen" it "gradual word "all" have "powerful" it intellect. known of "divert" belly". rainy and science find seems firmly by mood, who and the each who aits this the "to all asit 7 / 7