Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Physics in Vedas (Matter-Elasticity)

ये धना निबिद्दा: अवयावासंनिवेशा:तै: विशिस्टेषु
स्पर्शवस्तू द्रव्येषु वर्तामान: स्थिथिस्थापकाह: स्वास्रायामंयाथा
कथमवनामितम यथावत स्थापयती पुर्ववादृजः करोति |

Ye ghana nibiddaah avayavasanniveshaah taih vishisteshu 
sparsavastsu dravyesu vartamanah sthithisthapakah svarayamanyathaa
kathamanavamitam yathavat sthapayati purvavadrujah karoti |

"Elasticity is the property in the bodies having densely populated elemental parts; when sheared by (External) deforming forces, it helps the body to recover its original state"

Source: Nyayakandali, Sridharacayah (991 A.D)

Physics in Vedas (Mechanics-Motion)

Utkshepanaapakshepanaakuncanaprasaarana gamanaani panca karmaani
उत्क्षेपाना आक्षेपना कुंचनाप्रसारणगमनानि पंच कर्माणि 


"The five kinds of action (Movement) are upward, downward, contraction, expansion and locomotion" 


Source: Tarkasamgrahah, chapter 1, section 1, sutra 7, Annambhattah (18th century A.D)

Sunday, June 19, 2011

aryabhatta book translated to english

Aryabhattiyam in english 
www.hindujagaran.org/DigitalLibrary/TheAryabhatiyaEng.pdf

Vedic Knowledge.. Spped of Light calculated in rig veda mantras

तरनिर्विस्वदार्सतो ज्योथिस्क्रुदासी सूर्या |

विस्वमाभासी रोचनम ||
which means "Oh Sun! (You) overwhelm all in speed, visible to all, Source of light. (You) shine pervading the universe.............(1)
तथा च स्मर्यत योजनानाम सहस्रं द्वे द्वे शते द्वे च योजने |
एकेन निमिशार्धन क्रममाना नमोस्तुते ||
it is remembered that that, saluations to thee, the traveller of 2202 yojanas in half a nimisha which is "SPEED OF LIGHT".
1 yojana = 9 miles 110 yards
2202 yojanas = 21,144.705 miles
time taken for sunlight = 1/2 NIMESHA = 1/8.75 = 0.114286 (NOTE: this nimesha is different from our minute)
speed of light = 185,016.169miles/sec (traveller of 2202 yojanas)
present day value = 186,282.367miles/sec
source: Rig Veda samhitha, mandalam 1, suktam 50, mantrah 4 (6000BCE)
INDIA IS GREAT.