swastika is not symbol of hitler ..its second oldest symbol in earth !it has been used by indians for 5000 years since neolithic period !!
The
swastika (
Sanskrit: स्वस्तिक) is an
equilateral cross with its arms bent at
right angles, in either right-facing (
卐) form or its mirrored left-facing (
卍) form. Earliest archaeological evidence of swastika-shaped ornaments dates back to the
Indus Valley Civilization of
Ancient India as well as
Classical Antiquity. It remains widely used in
Indian Religions, specifically in
Hinduism,
Buddhism and
Jainism.
The word
swastika came from the
Sanskrit word
svastika, meaning any lucky or auspicious object, and in particular a mark made on persons and things to denote good luck.
It is composed of su- meaning "good, well" and asti "to be" svasti thus means "well-being." The suffix
-ka either forms a diminutive or intensifies the verbal meaning, and
svastika might thus be translated literally as "that which is associated with well-being," corresponding to "lucky charm" or "thing that is auspicious."[SUP]
[1][/SUP] The word in this sense is first used in the
Harivamsa.[SUP]
[2][/SUP]As noted by
Monier-Williams in his Sanskrit-English dictionary, according to
Alexander Cunningham, its shape represents a monogram formed by interlacing of the letters of the auspicious words
su-ast (
svasti) written in
Ashokan characters.[SUP]
[3][/SUP]