भुमिर्भ्राम्यति बुद्ध एव मरुतः प्रत्याग्भ्रमोत्याद्भुतो 

भ्राम्यन्त्येव सहस्रायेना यदि वा ज्योतिषि सर्वन्यपि |

अवर्तयो यामापाम्भ्रमः परिचिता मूर्तिहरास्यस्तामी 

या सास्त्याप्पयादिक्सितो जयति सा मुर्तिर्निरासताभ्रमा ||

Bhumirbhramyati buddha eva marutah pratyagbhramo tyadbhuto 

 bhramyantyeva sahaasrayena yadi va jyotimsi sarvanyapi 

avartayo yamapambhramah parichita murthiharasyastami 

ya sastyappayadiksito jayati sa murtirnirastabhrama...

"It is well known that earth indeed rotates with the inward rotation of air and with its base and all the celestial lights. this rotation is known even as that of the water. that form id appayyadkshita shines which is known as the eighth form of shiva"

Source: Sivotkarsa-Manjari, Slokah 52, Nilakantha-diksitah(16th century A.D)

अनुलोमाजतिनैस्थ: पस्यत्यचालम विलोमगं यध्वत |

अचलानी भानि तध्वत समपस्चिमागानी लंकायाम ||

Anulomagatirnausthah pasyatyachalam vilomagam yadvat |

achalani bhani tadvat samapaschimagani lankayam ||

"just as a person in a boat moving forward sees the stationary objects (on the bank) as moving backwards, the stationary stars are seen in Lanka (At the equator) as moving towards the west". 

source: Aryabhattiyam, Golapadah, chapter 4, Slokah 9, Aryabhatah (b.499)

Physics in Vedas (Optics)

सूर्यस्य विविधवर्ण: पवनेन विघितः कराः साभ्रे |

वियति धनु: संस्थानः ये द्रस्यनते तदिन्द्रधाणु: ||

Suryasya vividhavarnah pavanena visgaitah karah sabhre |

viyati dhanuh samsthanah ye drisyante tadindradhunuh ||

"The multi-colored rays of the sun being dispersed by wind in a cloudy sky are seen in the form of a bow which is rainbow"

Source: Brhat-Samhita, slokah 35, varahamihira (6th century A.D)

Physics in Vedas (Optics)

अप्रप्याग्रहनम कायाभ्रपतालास्फतिकंतारितोपलाब्धे: 


Aprapyagrahanam kayabhrapatalasphatikantaritopalabdheh ||


"That which cannot be perceived (with naked eye) can be perceived with (lens made of) glass, mica or crystal."


Source: Nyaya Darsham, Adhyayah 3, sutram 46, kanadah (800 BC)

Physics in Vedas (Magnetism-Magnets)

भ्रमकं चुम्बकं चैव कर्षकं द्रावकं  तथा |

एवं चतुर्विधम कान्तं रोमकान्तं च पंचमम ||

एकध्वीत्रिचतु:पन्चासर्वतोमुखामेव तत |

पीतं कृष्णं तथा रक्तं त्रिवार्नाम सयाथ पृथक पृथक ||

Bramakam chumbakam chaiva karshakam dravakam tatha

evam chaturvidham kantham romakantham cha panchamam

ekadvitrichatuhpanchasarvathomukhameva tat

pitam krishnam tatha raktam trivarnam syat prithak prithak

"Magnets are of 5 varieties-Bhramakam, Chumbakam, Karshakam, Dravakam and Romakantam. They again are single-faced, double-faced, three-faced, four-faced, five-faced and multi=faced. Each is again in three colors-Yellow, black or red"

Source: Rasaarnavam, paatalah 6, adhyayah 40, slokah 21 (12th century A.D)

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)