Did the Indians use Aryan as National Designation

Agni is described as a �fountain� to the PUrus (X.4.1), a �priest� who drives away the sins of the PUrus (I.129.5), the Hero who is worshipped by the PUrus (1.59.6), the protector of the sacrifices of the PUrus (V.17.1), and the destroyer of enemy castles for the PUrus (VII.5.3).

Mitra and Varuna are described as affording special aid in battle and war to the PUrus, in the form of powerful allies and mighty steeds (IV.38.1, 3; 39.2).

Indra is identified as the God to whom the PUrus sacrifice in order to gain new favours (VI.20.10), and for whom the PUrus shed Soma (VIII.64.10). Indra gives freedom to the PUrus by slaying VRtra (IV.21.10), helps the PUrus in battle (VII.19.3), and breaks down enemy castles for the PUrus (I.63.7; 130.7; 131.4).

One word which the scholars are unanimous in treating as a denominative epithet of the Vedic Aryans in the Rigveda is, beyond any doubt, the word Arya: according to them, Arya in the Rigveda refers to the Vedic Aryans (and, by implication, words like DAsa and Dasyu, contrasted with the word Arya, refer to people other than the Vedic Aryans).

This is a perfectly logical understanding of the use of the word Arya in the Rigveda (although scholars opposed to the Aryan invasion theory balk at this interpretation of the word, in the mistaken belief that this interpretation somehow symbolises the concept of invader Aryans and native non-Aryans).

But the actual connotation of this fact must be made clear.  The Vedic Aryans called themselves Arya in the Rigveda, the Iranians called themselves Airya in their texts, the Irish called themselves, or their land, Eire, in their traditions: all these different Indo-European peoples were each, individually and separately, calling themselves by this particular name. But it does not follow that they would also be calling each other by the same name.

The word is used in the sense of �We, the Noble�.  When an Iranian, for example, used the word Airya, he undoubtedly meant an Iranian, or even perhaps an Iranian belonging to his own particular tribe or community.  He would never have dreamt of refering to a Vedic Aryan or an Irishman by the same term.

The use of the word Arya in the Rigveda must be understood in this sense: the Vedic Aryans used the word Arya in reference to Vedic Aryans as distinct from other people, and not in reference to Indo-European language speaking people as distinct from non-Indo-European language speaking people.  All other people, Indo-Europeans or otherwise, other than themselves, were non-Aryas to the Vedic Aryans.

Therefore, also, in order to identify the Vedic Aryans, it is necessary to identify the people who are referred to as Arya in the Rigveda.

What about Tiwanaku? At first we must find the real and correct meaning of that word. There are many ridiculous interpretations as follows:

Bravo, Carlos ............. Inti Huahuan jake ....... Hombres hijos del sol.

Coba, Bernabé de ...... Taypicala. .................. Piedra de en medio.

Lizárraga, B. de .......... Taipicala .................... Piedra de en medio.

Cúneo Vida!, R. .......... Tia huáñuc ................ Muertos sentados.

Diaz Romero, B............ Titihuahuanacu.......... Los hijos del jaguar.

Durán, Juan. ............... Tiy-huana-co .............. Viviendas subterráneas. .

Escobari, l. .................. Thia huaña jake ......... Hombres de la costa seca.

Falb, Rodolfo .............. Tia, ahua, yacu, ana ... Agua y agua.

Garcilazo. ................... Tiay huanaco .............. Siéntate, guanacu.

Gutiérrez, J. R. ............ Thia huañaco .............. Borde o costa desecada

Kramer, Pedro. ............. Es nombre aimara ...... que debe buscarse.

López, V.F. ................... Tia huañuk ................. Luz moribunda.

Oliva, C.P ..................... Chucara ..................... Casa del sol.

Paredes M., R. .............. Huina-marca ...............Que se engulló o llevó el pueblo.

Posnansky, A. ................ Huiñymarca ............... Ciudad eterna.

Salas B.,F. ..................... Aymar-Apu ................ Capitana aimara.

Sanjinés, F. de M. ......... Huayna-marca ........... Ciudad nueva.

Taborga M., Monseñor....Tiaihunabku ............... País sobre el agua de Dios omnipotente.

Villamil de Rada ........... Tihuanaca ................. Esto es de Dios.

http://www.detiahuanaco.com/que-significa-tiahuanaco.html

I think that Ludovico Bertonio has written the truth about this word in his book year 1612, "Vocabulario de la Lengva Aymara (Dialect of Lupaca).

He tells on page 550 about huanaco as follows;

"Animal como carnero silvestre" = wild animal

What about "Ti" on page 713?

"Ti es una particula que se usa mucho en las oraciones interrogatorias y negativas para adorno de ellas y rarars veces se deja de poner, para ponerla, quendo es menester and at the same time Ludovico refers to his grammatics written in 1605 2. p.c. 19 y e: p.c. 4.5.

What is in reality Huacaco? A wild animal again.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huanaco

Among the constructors of Tihuanaco/Tiwanaku 31% were non-Amerind.