Srbinda

In the ancient Sanskrit book, Rigveda, Srbinda is a mythical enemy of the God Indra. He is mentioned briefly as being slain in battle by Indra along with Anarsani, Pipru, and Ahisuva, after which he "let loose the floods".[1]

Pseudo-historical hypothesis about the origin of the Serbians

Certain pseudo-historians theorize that Srbinda is related to, and possibly the founder of, the Serbian nation, however no solid evidence exists to support this claim. According to these claimants Besides the alleged identical root, the fact that the name Srbinda structurally is similar to the modern Serbian word "Srbenda", which is a superlative form of "Serb", expressing a Serb who is thoroughly and uncompromisingly devoted to all things Serbian. This is quickly disproven by the fact that a modern made up Serbian word "Srbenda" cannot be traced or linked in any way to an ancient indian manuscript from 2000 BC , let alone prove an origin of a whole nation. This , as well as the fact that the Indian hero Srbinda's name is formed by the words Sr (flow) and Bind (to break)and has nothing to do with the ethnonym Serb.

Austrian pseudo-historian Walther Wüst first theorized in 1934 that Srbinda was a warlord and leader of the Serbs, based on the false connection between the ethnonym Serb and the Indian Srbinda

Serbian pseudo-historian Draško Šćekić stated that Srbinda is the oldest mention of the word 'Srb' in history, and that Srbinda is an ancient Serbian word, predating the Sanskrit language.[2] However, he does not provide any sources or evidence as to how Srbinda is a Serbian word or how it predates Sanskrit language and according to English linguist Monier Monier-Williams, name of Srbinda is formed by Sanskrit words "Sr" (to flow) and "Bind" (to break),[3] not from "Serb" or "Srb".

See also

References
  1. "Rig Veda: Rig-Veda, Book 8: HYMN XXXII. Indra".
  2. Šćekić, Draško (1994). Sorabi: istoriopis, Saborna sfer.
  3. Williams, Monier (1872). A Sanskrit-English Dictionary: Etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to Greek, Latin, Gothic, German, Anglo-Saxon, and other cognate Indo-European Languages By Monier Williams. At the Clarendon Press Sold by Macmillan.
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