Chapter 158 Dakshin Bharata Varsam Part: 1

158 Dakshin Bharata Varsam Part: 1

"Hehe."

"What happened?" Kavya asked Vijay, who was giggling like a fool. He was eating just moments ago, but after a servant came and said something to him, he started giggling. Intrigued, Kavya inquired.

"It's nothing; the new Bharti language has completed its formation," he said with excitement.

"So much excitement for only the formation of a new language?" she asked, not understanding what was so special.

"You don't understand, wife. This is the language I am planning to use to unify the culture of our Empire. Also, since this new language is formulated, I can go ahead with my plan."

"What plan?" she asked with a naive and clueless expression on her face.

Vijay, looking at her cute expression, could not deny her the answer and replied with a smile on his face, "It's the establishment of a new Empire."

Kavya was taken aback, as her eyes bulged. Looking at her expression, Vijay could not resist as he attacked her and took a small peck. Before Kavya could recover from the sudden attack, Vijay ran away.

Looking at the retreating figure of her husband, her flushed and angry face soon turned into a smile as she loosened her fist.

Vijay quickly went to meet Tukaram and the other scholars as they had successfully completed the task. Meeting them, he expressed his most sincere gratitude and promised that he would reward them in the future. As he excitedly took over the dictionary, which he had requested to be written, he was delighted to see that, although, for the most part, most of the words were in Sanskrit, a lot of words from other languages around Bharat were also included.

Especially, the swear words were replaced with more impactful expressions. Sanskrit, being a very poetic language, transforms even scolding into an art. For example, calling someone a donkey could sound like praise, "Ay Vaishaka Nandan." Upon hearing this phrase, the person being scolded might even perceive it as a compliment. However, after incorporating many swear words from other languages, there's now a variety of rich and diverse words to convey your utmost emotions to someone. Initially, the scholars were reluctant, or perhaps they didn't even consider this task. However, it wasn't until Vijay issued the order that they proceeded. Naturally, he didn't communicate with them directly but dispatched his guard to deliver a letter to Raghavendra Bhatt. Raghavendra then engaged with the group of scholars, carrying a hint of annoyance in his tone, as most of the swear words the scholars came up with were directed at him for bringing up the idea in the first place. As for what is bothering Raghavendra, Vijay remains unaware. n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Finally confirming that there was nothing wrong with the new language after going through it for a brief period of time, he called for a government meeting.

The next day, something happened in the Vijayanagara Empire that had not occurred in many months. All the ministries gathered together in the royal palace with His Majesty's order. Soon, Logananda Senapati, the Marshall and the minister of war of the Vijayanagar Empire; Raghavendra Bhat from the Ministry of Culture and Religion; Lokesh from the Ministry of Public Health; Arjun from the Ministry of Internal Affairs; Rajesh from the Ministry of Trade and commerce; Bhuvan from the ministry of judicial affairs; Narasimha from the ministry of agriculture; Nirmal from the ministry of transportation; Kumar from the ministry of communication. Finally, after everyone arrived, it was the old man Ravichandra Rao who entered. After Prime Minister Ravichandra Rao entered the room, everyone stood up and greeted him. He had made quite a name for himself, especially when Vijay was out of the kingdom during the war. Prime Minister Ravichandran Rao looked after the daily affairs of the Empire, earning respect among his fellow ministers. Finally, the entire government had gathered.

Everyone patiently waited for a few moments, and then Vijay also arrived. "Long live your majesty, Long live, Long live !"

"Everyone, sit down," he waved his hand as he took his own seat.

"Everyone must be wondering why I have initiated this meeting away from your busy schedules. Something important came up, so I had to call you all to fulfil my orders."

"Please let us know, your majesty. We are all your aids, and we will do whatever you ask of us."

वर्षं तद् भारतं नाम भारती यत्र संततिः ।।

Uttaraṃ yatsamudrasya himādreścaiva dakṣiṇam varṣaṃ tadbhārataṃ nāma bhāratī yatra santatiḥ.

The country (Varsam) that lies north of the ocean and south of the snowy mountains is called Bharatam; there dwell the descendants of Bharata."

Listening to this sloka, everyone quickly understood what his majesty wanted to name the Empire, and they couldn't help but applaud the name selected. With the name, they also got to know the extent of his majesty's huge ambition to be the supreme king of the Bharatiya subcontinent, a feat achieved by only a few great monarchs.

"The name of our new Empire will be Dakshina Bharat Varsham (The South Indian Empire). The word Bharat inherently connects all the faiths, cultures, and people together. I bet you are more confident in the establishment of this new Empire now that you know the name. This is the blessing and will of Lord Vishnu," Vijay said as he folded his hands and prayed silently.

Everyone else in the room also did the same.

"Roshan, spread the news around the empire. See how the people react."

"Yes, Your Highness," Roshan said.

"Your majesty, then what is the second thing that you mentioned to unify the minds of all the people?" Arjun asked.

"Well, that is another thing to which we are already connected. But I just came up with an ideology that can further put aside our differences. As for when this ideology should be implemented, it will be after the empire is established. I will tell you at that time."

The meeting ended as all the ministers left, except for the prime minister Ravichandra Rao and the minister of war, Logananda Senapati.

Intrigued, Vijay asked them both what the problem was, but the words that left their mouths stunned him.

"Your Highness, please let us retire."

To Be Continued...

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