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Is the word 'Hindu' mentioned in any Sanatan scriptures?

Because there is lot said and lot to be said on the word Hindu. I went through different old literature but did not find the word Hindu.

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Ancient Persians/Greeks referred to people living beyond Sindhu (Indus) river as Sindhus, which over time, morphed into 'Hindu'.

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  • Linking wikipedia is not a reliable source. You should cite some authoritative sources. – Pandya May 29 '19 at 04:45
  • Actually the word "Hindu" is a derogatory word and it is mentioned by Iranian traveller and Polymath Al'Biruni in his notes when he came to India with Khilji. The word is a geographical description and not a religious one. The word means thief 'dog,' 'low life', 'slave', defeated in the persian language. – pankajdoharey Oct 05 '22 at 22:21
  • @pankajdoharey - lol.. that's not the meaning of the word. that might be their mindset. like how we associate Muslims as terrorists. It doesn't mean the word Muslim itself means terrorist. – ram Oct 06 '22 at 01:29
  • @mar No, According to the Persian dictionary Lughat e' Kishori it quite literally means what i said. It is not by association, it is the meaning they have written in the dictionary. – pankajdoharey Oct 18 '22 at 15:09
  • @pankajdoharey - post link to persian-english dictionary which has your meaning – ram Oct 19 '22 at 20:15
  • @mar Here read it yourself https://archive.org/details/lughaatikishori/mode/2up this is what you are looking for هندو – pankajdoharey Nov 15 '22 at 10:00