Science in Sanskrit

 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 ऊर्मिकण ​.  A Photon is  भाकण or प्रका

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 porc

 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 bellow  is  दृति , and