[INDOLOGY] Mleccha

[Madhav Deshpande]

Dear Patrick,

I remember reading a few articles connecting the word Mleccha ultimately to
the word Meluhha appearing as the name of the Indus region/people in the
Mesapotamian sources. One may need to search for these articles.

Madhav

Madhav M. Deshpande
Professor Emeritus, Sanskrit and Linguistics
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Senior Fellow, Oxford Center for Hindu Studies
Adjunct Professor, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India

[Residence: Campbell, California, USA]


On Mon, Aug 24, 2026 at 5:30 AM Patrick Olivelle via INDOLOGY <
indology at list.indology.info> wrote:

> Dear All:
>
> A colleague in India who is not a member of this list asked me for
> secondary works, as well as primary sources, for the concept of “mleccha”
> in ancient India. The work by Parasher-Sen is well known. But are there
> others? With thanks and best wishes,
>
> Patrick
>
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