06-01-2007, 06:13 PM
Hindi word "pAnI" is apabhraMsha version of sanskrit word "pAnIya". Other equivalent sanskrit word is "peya". Both mean something drinkable. Therefore pAnI is a bigger class than just water which is "jala". But in hindi pAnI is used to refer to water only.
sansad or sansada = good-gathering or good place for a gathering. "san" or "sam" prefix means good. "sad" root is related with stay or place. Word "sadas" was used for a vedic sacrificial gathering area. "sadana" meaning house comes from the same.
Incidentally "manDapa" literally means "a place for drinking manDa (rice water)". Nowadays it stands for any temporarily covered area for any purpose.
sansad or sansada = good-gathering or good place for a gathering. "san" or "sam" prefix means good. "sad" root is related with stay or place. Word "sadas" was used for a vedic sacrificial gathering area. "sadana" meaning house comes from the same.
Incidentally "manDapa" literally means "a place for drinking manDa (rice water)". Nowadays it stands for any temporarily covered area for any purpose.