Train Terms in Sanskrit
Train Terms in Sanskrit This is a joyous article for me to write because I love trains. Ever since I was a child watching Thomas or Chugginton or frequently checking out books about trains from the school library, I never stopped being fascinated by trains. I will admit, it has been years since my last "I like trains" phase, but I hope by writing this article, I will revisit it. Trains in India have a gloomy history, associated with the British colonization, but that won't stop me from coining Sanskrit words for railway terminology. Now, it turns out that many relevant words have neologisms already coined, thus my work will be relatively easy. Now many Indian languages have borrowed the English word "rail" to refer to trains or the rails. In Telugu, a train is called " railu ", and in Hindi it is called " railgadi ". There already exists a neologism in Sanskrit for train , which is " रेलयान ". The word " रेल " will be t...