In Earlier days, in Bharata bhoomi (a place called Bharata / India), woman were given utmost respect.





She was considered highly strong, pious, stable, mentally & physically achievable, dear, friendly, smart, etc etc etc.





Let us today learn few of the such great terms / names used in Samskruta / Sanskrit.





Samskruta / Sanskrit terms / names used by the husband for the wife are:





Patni (here patni means ‘pat’ or pati’s lady and ‘ni’ means a lady who leads, that is a lady who leads the husband throughout the life term).





Dharmapatni (same meaning holds good as said above with that here ‘dharma’ means on the path of the Great Sanatana Dharma, that means someone who guides the husband in right and correct dharma).





Sahadharmacharini (this means someone who takes steps with the husband on the path of dharma; righteousness and duty), here ‘saha’ means someone who will always be there with the husband, dharma means someone who follows the Great Sanatana Dharma, ‘charini’ means a lady who takes her husband all along the life (here charini means – ‘char’ means moving and ‘ni’ a lady).





This is how the Great Ancient Vedic culture viewed the partnership of husband and wife.





In Rig Veda, the marriage hymn, states that the daughter-in-law should be treated as a ‘sāmrajni’, by all the family members especially the mother-in-law, husband and father-in-law. Here ‘sāmrajni’ means a lady / woman who is the Great Great Great Queen of a ‘sāmrāt’.





In our Great Vedas a lady / woman is designated as:





aditi , because she is not dependent





aghnyā , for she is not to be hurt





bŗhatī , for she is large hearted





chandrā , because she is happy





devakāmā , since she is pious





devī , since she is daivi / divine





dhruvā , for she is firm





havyā , because she is worthy of invocation





idā , for she is worshippable





jyotā , because she is illuminating, bright





kāmyā , because she is lovable





kshamā , for she is tolerant / indulgent / patient





mahī , since she is great





menā , because she deserves respect





nārī , for she is not inimical to anyone





purandhih , for she is munificent, liberal





rantā , because she is lovely





rtāvarī, rtachit , for she is the preserver of truth





sanjayā , since she is victorious





sarasvatī , since she is scholarly





simhī , since she is courageous





sivā , for she is benevolent





sivatamā , since she is the noblest





strī , since she is modest





subhagā , because she is fortunate





subhdhā , for she is knowledgeable





sumangalī , since she is auspicious





sushevā , for she is pleasant





suvarchā , since she is splendid





suyamā , since she is self – disciplined





syonā , for she is noble





vīriņī , since she is mother of brave sons





vishrutā , since she is learned





yashasvatī , for she is glorious





yoşhā , because she is intermingled with man, she is not separate





These only few names given here.





On his literal death bed of arrows, Bhishma shared three very important secrets about women with Yudhisthir :-

1. A family's financial luck is directly related to a woman.



2. A home where a woman is disrespected can never be happy or flourish.



3. According to Bhishma Pitamah, a home where a woman's needs are not tended to on priority like your own. Or there exists chauvinistic thought process - there can never be abundance.



Whether it be the mighty King of Lanka, Ravana or the entire force of 100 Kuru Putras, they couldn't survive disrespecting a woman.



Ravana abducted Maata Sita, whatever said and done he was the most learned man of his time, however it does not entail being courteous.



Similarly, Kauravas humiliated their own Sister-in-law on a public forum. Today, there is no descendant from Ravana or Kauravas to continue the family name.





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