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Kamboj is a Sanskrit word. One must not forget that the Aryan Indians and Aryan Iranians are cousins and also Rigvedic Sanskrit and Avesthan Persian is very similar. Read the authentic history of Kashmir the Rajatarigini to know the real facts of the Aryan Kashmiri people.
I would agree that Kamboj is Sanskrit in origin. but I must mention that Rajataringini makes no mention of Kamboj and Rajataringi is the authentic history of Kashmir.
Handling citations
As I try to clean up this article, the one thing I am not sure how to handle is the numerous citations. They are sprinkled in within the overall narrative which makes it very difficult to read. Does anyone have a good example of how to do format this best?
Also, there doesn't seem to be an accepted style to present a sanskrit shloka, so I have adapted a style I have found elsewhere and expanded on it. Please comment.
Finally, I may have actually found an error in the first shloka I tried to style. The text of the article states that it is from the Mahabharata, book 12 (Shantiparva) page 207, verses 43 and 44. However, based on http://www.hindunet.org/mahabharata/txt/12.txt, the actual reference seems to be page 200, verses 40 and 41. I have changed the citation accordingly. Would anyone confirm that this is correct please? SpikedZebra 00:23, 13 Mar 2005 (UTC)
- Thanks SpikedZebra
Actually, there is no error.
The verse number (MBH 12/207/43-44) which you are refereing to I have based it on the Gorakhpore edition of Mahabhara.
You have changed it in accordance with online Critical Edition of Mahabharata.
To be noted here that there are some discrepancies and differences between Gorakhpore Mahabharata and the online Critical edition.
I have mostly relied on verse-references from the Gorakhpore edition.
KLS
P.S.
I'm also thankful to Bluemoose for sectionalizing the article.
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Add Historical Info on Kamboja Rajputization
y Kambojahistory (talk) 06:25, 30 June 2025 (UTC)
Correct citation
Emmerick, R. E. (1983). "Buddhism among Iranians". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). The Cambridge History of Iran. Vol. 3(2): The Seleucid, Parthian and Sasanian Periods. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 949–964. ISBN 0-521-24693-8. It's actually "Buddhism among Iranian Peoples". Someone needs to fix this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ricardolindo2 (talk • contribs) 21:10, 18 November 2025 (UTC)
Why is Kambojas listed as Iranian?
As far as I am concerned, the identity of Kambojas and the language is unknown. The Kambojans could very well be Nuristani or Iranic. The language of Kambojas should be unclassifed within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European family. IndianHistorianMan647582 (talk) 20:17, 11 January 2026 (UTC)