Science in Sanskrit

 Dinosaurs in Sanskrit Dinosaurs are those creatures of the clase Dinosauria, known for having their legs straight down from the hips. Fun fact, dinosaurs are alive, we call them birds! The name Dinosaur means "terrible lizard", which is a misnomer as they are not lizards. They are more closely related to crocodiles, but that relation is distant. For this reason, a fitting name for dinosaur, as per my taxonomic naming system, is " अपनक्र​ " or " भीमापनक्र​ ", where " भीम " means "terrible". Then everytime we want to use the suffix "-saurus" like "stegosaurus", we use "- अपनक्र " as a suffix.   For the suffix "raptor", we will use " ग्राहिन् " for a raptor is anything that catches its prey by "grasping". We may use suffix " घोरापनक्र​ " or simply " घोर " for any ferocious dinosaur like T.Rex or Spinosaurus.     There are two main clades of dinosaurs, Saurisch...

 Quantum Mechanics Terms in Sanskrit So in this blog, I will be going over some basic Quantum Mechanics related terms in Sanskrit. Quantum Mechanics is essentially dealing with extremely small things, namely with the fact that a particle can be a wave at the same time. Quantum Mechanics is a complex feild, which is why I will be trnalsting only the basic terms into Sanskrit.  Quantum Mechanics is noted for the fact that it deals with discrete quantities. You can have one particle or two particles, but not 1 and half particles. So Quantum is better understood as discrete , which in Sanskirt is  पृथक् . So Quantum Mechanics is  पृथक्त्वभौतिक ​, which is better translated as "Quantum Physics".    Now, let us start with the particle , which in Sanskrit is just  कण​ . A wave is just  ऊर्मि  or  ऊर्मिका . Since particles are also waves, if we want, we can make a signle word for such an "entity". I suggest:  कणोर्मि ,  कणोर्मिका , or ...

Rodent Taxonomy in Sanskrit I will name the rodent groups into Sanskrit. Rodentia is the order of mammals that include mice, rats, squirrels, lemmings, and much more.  They are the the most diverse group of mammals, which is why I am drawing special attention to them.  Below is the phylogenetic tree for the Rodents. This is not how you draw a phylogenetic tree, but I did it this way for convenience. Let us start with Rodent. Hindi uses the word  कृन्तक​ , which means "chewer". Rodents are so so called for they gnaw; rodere  (whence rodent) means "gnaw" in Latin. The Sanskrit cognate is the verb  रदति . Thus if going by cognates, Rodent could be  रादक​ . Both I shall use.  Now onto the suborder Hystricomorpha . They include porcupines, guinea pigs, capybaras, etc. The name means "form of porcupines", and we can render this using the "-आकृति" ending.  Porcupine (old world porcupine) in Sanskrit is  शलल or शल्लक ​ . Thus the family of old world ...

 Some Machine Terms in Sanskrit Some terms like fan, gear, lever, or thruster are very simple technological terms that are likely absent in many Indian languages, which use the English terms. I am about to change that by introducing Sanskrit terms for this. This is actually easier than thought, because we have Sanskrit texts that deal mechanical contrivances (Samarangana Sutradhara, Chapter 31), and end up using Sanskrit terms. Of course, other times, I have to coin the words. the Spoken Sanskrit Dictionary has also coined words. With that let us go.  Simple Mechencial Devices: A gear  is a famous simple machine, which is essentially a wheel with teeth. Appropriately, I will call it  दन्तिचक्र​ , or "teethed wheel".  Flaps  are a sheet like thing, especially those found on airplanes. They are mentioned in the Samarangana Sutradhara, as  गजकर्ण​, which literally means "elephant ear", as flaps are like the ears of an elephant. For that matter a bell...

   Naming Some Extinct Animals in Sanskrit What type of taxonomy enthusiast would I be if I didn't reder any extinct animal names into  Sanskrit? I am going to discuss guidelines I made that will help us in naming extinct animals. These guidelines should streamline the process of translating so many extinct animal names into Sanskrit.  These guidelines are in the form of words that serve "prefixes" and "suffixes"  that describe the animal. Below is the list: भीम​ (bhIma) - terrible, mighty, large, buff, etc. The word  भीम  will be used to denote an animal that is buff or mighty looking. This is inspired from how "gorilla" is  भीमवानर​ , meaning "mighty monkey/ape".  भूरि (bhUri) - mighty, large, etc. [but secondary to भीम​ (bhIma)] The word  भूरि  will be used to like  भीम,  but it will have a secondary importance in terms of might or largeness. . So for an ape that is slightly  less  mighty looking than a gori...

Corocdilian Taxonomy in Sanskrit I will name the crocodilian groups into Sanskrit. Crocodylia is the order of reptiles that include crocodiles, alligators, gharials, and caimans.  They are a very cool species that have been around since the dinosaurs. Being of the group Archosauria, they are more closely related to birds than to lizards.  Crocodiles have a notable imprtance in Indian culture, with the legendary Makara , being based on a crocodile. Infact the word makara  often refers to a crocodile when it is not being used for the legendary animal. The crocodile is found in Indus Valley Seals and in later history, is found a place in the Bhagavatam, namely in the Gajendra Moksha story.  Below is the phylogenetic tree for the Crocodilians. This is not how you draw a phylogenetic tree, but I did it this way for convenience. Now let us begin. So we all probably know that crocodiles are different from alligators. For the fourmer, they have long V-shaped snouts and the f...