Started with work on ebook of the sanskrit text of vaimanika. Nov 04, 2019 rare representations of subbaraya shastry left and bapuji talpade right enrico baccarini the vaimanika shastra. Vaimanika shastra treatise on ancient indian flying. These, however, are too vague, scanty, and totally inadequate to date their verses content to the vedic period. Maharshi bhardwaj in his book vaimanika shastra has given the recipes for making many instruments. The world first came to know regarding the existence of the manuscript on vimanas by maharishi bharadwaja through the report of shri k n n sastry the mysore representative of press trust of india, filed on 25. But there was one small handwritten note book which surprised them the most. Subbaraya shastry died in 1941, and venkatachala took his manuscripts into keeping. Decoding sanskrit scriptures to make vedic vimans a. The vymanika shastra was first committed to writing between 1918 and 1923, and nobody is claiming that it came from some mysterious antique manuscript. Anytime the topic of indian vedic science comes up, theres always that one guy who mentions something about the vyamanika shastra, a hindu book that told people how to make planes.
A sanskrit book on ancient knowledge about vimanas or flying aircrafts has always fascinated the whole world when it. Viman shastra by rishi bhargava original sanskrit with hindi translation. Jan 18, 2018 she has been working to decode vaimanika shastra written by maharsi bhardwaj. Skip to main content this banner text can have markup. While everything seems to be debunked and even the author admits that the entire content is based upon visions, the content is widely used to ignite theories about a golden ancient era in india where people build flying machines. Shasta mysticism come from the native american folklore. The vaimanika shastra contains 3000 slokas in 8 chapters. Vaimanika shastra free pdf ebook version holy books. Viman shastra few of the 344 original sanskrut pages by. Vimana shastra by bhardwaj rishi secrets of ancient. This is the english translation of the vimanika shastra. A book titled brihad vimana shastra by shri bramhamuni parivrajaka was published in the year 1959 1.
Vymanika shastra ancient indian aeronautics, antigravity machine. Talpade, a professor at the school of art in bombay had a special interest in vedic sanskrit which afforded him insight into the vaimanika shastra, to construct his aircraft. Possible technical details of ancient vimanas based upon the descriptions in the text. A sanskrit book on ancient knowledge about vimanas or flying aircrafts has always fascinated the whole world when it was first officially published in english in 1973. Mohan publications mantra tantra yantra sastra books in. Many experts believe that the vaimanika shastra is a sacred book that talks about ships that could travel to different places on our planet, but could also travel into space. One notable feature of this english version is that it contains drawings of some crafts too, something not to be found in the hindi version.
Chief minister of mysuru state sri c k reddy was in attendance. During the past few years some scientists have studied the vaimanika shastra to know whether its a figment of imagination or if concrete verification can be found. It contains verses in sanskrit describing aircraft with their hindi translation. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article. Im trying to verify the spelling, in sanskrit of the term rowdree darpana that appears on p23 of the shastra in the josyer translation.
Hare of the internet sacred text archive in 2005 compiled an online edition of josyers 1973 book, in the sites ufos section. Due to space considerations, we cant post all of the sanskrit page images at this time. Yantras or mechanical contrivances in ancient india. All the existing four versions are commonsourced from the sanskrit transcript of pandit subbaraya shastrys revelations and recorded by his close associate and sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or english translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. What the vaimanika shastra tells about ancient vimanas of india. Vaimanika shastra is a very strange illustrated book about ancient flying machines. Venkatachala sharma who transcribed it exactly as spoken in sanskrit.
Vaimanika shastra means something in hinduism, sanskrit. The controversial text known as vimaanika shastra, said to be by maharshi bharadwaja, also describes in detail the construction of what is called the mercury vortex engine. We have started with work on complete sanskrit text to be entered on the computer and published as e book so that the same could be used for easy copy and paste as well as get easier for researchers to use the sanskrit text directly instead of the scanned copies of the book. What the vaimanika shastra tells about ancient vimanas of. The descriptions of highly advanced vehicles found in ancient texts are both incredible and confusing. Vymanika shastra ancient indian vedic flying machines. While many ancient indian scriptures mention vimanas and give elaborate descriptions of their workings, this is a more recent text that describes the ancient flying machines in detail. The brihad vimana shastra sources manuscripts from books at the rajakiya sanskrit library, baroda, in 1944.
Bodas, a pilot, and ameya jadhav, who holds in an m. In the ancient book of the vaimanika shastra or the science of aeronautics, there are texts which speak about crafts that are controlled by our minds, made possible because of extremely advanced technology which has been kept away from society in modern times. Further, we are afraid we may be attributing meaning to shlokas based on what we know today. From his young age was attracted by the vaimanika shastra aeronautical science expounded by the great indian sage maharishi bhardwaja. It makes the claim that the vimanas mentioned in ancient sanskrit epics were advanced aerodynamic flying. Getting back to books on vaimanika shastra, yes there are 2 references, both said to be by same rishi, and have similar shlokas, one with the hindi translation is called brihad vimana shastra the larger version other is called vaimanika prakaranam or vaimanika shastra with english translation published in mysore. The work vymanika shastra has appeared in twentieth century in sanskrit transcript form and subsequently translated versions in hindi and english have been derived. Josyer printed at the coronation press, mysore 1973. A shastra can be a technical manual that explains regulations and standards of an artistic or cultural discipline, or it can refer to the body of teaching on that subject. The manual is in sanskrit text and discusses about the science involved with. They believed that the guardian spirit lived on the slopes. Vaimanika shastra by pandit subbaraya shastry translated by.
In 2015 hindi film hawaizaada, vaimanika shastra has been shown as the main theory book to build indias first unmanned plane. Started with work on ebook of the sanskrit text of. It has 3000 shlokas in 8 chapters and was attributed by shastry to maharishi bharadvaja, which makes it of purportedly ancient origin, and there for it has a certain notability in ancient astronaut theories. The vaimanika shastra manuscript appeared at rajakiya sanskrit library, baroda. Josyers edition, also added illustrations drawn by t. Josyer has appeared 2, which contains the same sanskrit verses with their english translation.
The vaimanika shastra is an early 20th century sanskrit text about the science involved with the study, design, and manufacturing of airflight capable machines. Shivkar bapuji talpade born in 1864, was a sanskrit scholar. This is no doubt of the same nature as the vedic ion engine that is propelled by the use of mercury. The sanskrit book written by maharishi bharadwaja depicts full construction of vimana or. Indoscythians in indian literature, baudhayana shrauta sutra, varangacharita, vaimanika shastra, dakshinamurthy stotram, n. The following are page images of the first ten pages of the sanskrit text of the vymaanika shastra. It claimed to be obtained by mental channeling, about construction of vimanas, the chariots of the gods. What the vaimanika shastra tells about ancient vimanas of india on 28 june 1951, the then maharajah of mysuru inaugurated the international sanskrit research centre in mysuru. Written by sage bharadvaja, vaimanika shastra is the book entirely devoted to airplanes. It contains 3000 shlokas in 8 chapters which shastry claimed was psychically delivered to him by the ancient hindu sage bharadvaja. Decoding sanskrit scriptures to make vedic vimans a reality. Vymanika shastra ancient indian aeronautics, antigravity.
The scriptures written in sanskrit, if deciphered, could open new avenues of understanding the traditional knowledge. In vaimanika shastra, there is much about propulsion devices and aerodynamics. Vaimanika shastra is a very strange illustrated book about ancient flying machines from hindu india. The book of flying ships 15,000 years ago posted by mbalavignesh on february 26, 2015 february 26, 2015 many indians some religious texts and other classic literature such as the ramayana, mahabharata, vaimanika shashtra, puranas, bhagaravata and many others deal with these flying machines defined in sanskrit akasa yantrache. The focus of the book is on the vimanas mentioned in many ancient epics, such as rigveda, mahabharata, ramayana, and. Shastra is a sanskrit word that means a manual of instruction, a book of knowledge, a religious treatise or a sacred book. Apr 25, 2015 vaimanika sastra the science of airplanes in 1875, vaimanika shastra, also known as brihadvimaana shastra, and dated to be at least years old, was rediscovered in a remote temple of gujarat, india.
Ellappa, a draughtsman at a local engineering college in bangalore, under the direction of. Pralaya as described in the book of destruction, attracting the five types of. Josyers edition also added illustrations drawn by t. Vaimanika shastra by pandit subbaraya shastry translated by g. Vaimanika shastra the oldest scientific book on airplanes. The vaimanika shastra is an early 20th century sanskrit text about the science involved with the study, design, and manufacturing of airflight capable machines, or the techniques of operating aircraft and rocketry within the atmosphere. Spaceship technology hinduism vaimanika shastra text demo. Sep 25, 2018 the vaimanika shastra is an early 20th century sanskrit text about the science involved with the study, design, and manufacturing of airflight capable machines.
The text was published in hindi in 1959 4 and later in english by g. The title of the book was vaimanika shastra of maharishi. The vaimanika shastra is a sanskrit text about ancient indian flying machines or vimanas. Vaimanika shastra sanskrit philosophical science scribd. In 1959, a hindi translation of vaimanika shastra was published title page of the english translation of vyamanika shastra published in 1973 in 1973, josyer published an english translation of the text along with the sanskrit text titled vymaanikashaastra or science of aeronautics. The vaimanika sastra is an early 20thcentury text in sanskrit. How indian science is taking over the world hachette, 2011, saini visits the academy of sanskrit research at the top of a steep hill in melkote, karnataka, to interview the scholars who build on the work of gr josyer, the translator of the vaimanika shastra. It was composed by an ancient scientistphilsopher called bharadwaj. Ancient indian vimana technology explained youtube. Vymanika is an early 20th century sanskrit text on aeronautics obtained by. In this post i will talk about vimana shastra by bhardwaj rishi and reveal the secrets of ancient indian flying machines. However, this excerpt will allow sanskrit readers to compare a portion of the sanskrit with josyers english translation.
It is the scene of a number of spiritual legends and is regarded as a mystical power source. Vaimanika shastra was rewritten by pandit subbaraya shastry 18661940, who dictated it during the years 19181923. The vaimanika shastra is an early 20thcentury sanskrit text on aerospace technology. The vaimanika shastra manuscript appeared at rajakiya sanskrit library, baroda by 1944. However, the fact that the book was originally written in sanskrit, while very impressive, isnt any indication of authenticity. Viman shastra few of the 344 original sanskrut pages by rishi. Dec 29, 2018 the vaimanika shastra is a sanskrit text about ancient indian flying machines or vimanas.
The peak is visible from more than 150 kilometres away. The guests were shown all the rare collections of sanskrit scriptures and literature, painstakingly gathered from various sources. Vimana shastra is an ancient sanskrit text on aerospace technology. Mar 03, 2014 the vaimanika shastra manuscript appeared at rajakiya sanskrit library, baroda by 1944. Viman shastra few of the 344 original sanskrut pages by rishi bhargava.
Feb 26, 2015 the book of flying ships 15,000 years ago posted by mbalavignesh on february 26, 2015 february 26, 2015 many indians some religious texts and other classic literature such as the ramayana, mahabharata, vaimanikashashtra, puranas, bhagaravata and many others deal with these flying machines defined in sanskrit akasa yantrache. Sep 24, 2019 in vaimanika shastra, there is much about propulsion devices and aerodynamics. A book titled brihad vimana shastra by shri bramhamuni parivrajaka was published in the year 1959. In the process of giving their valuable information. Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from wikipedia or other free sources online. Josyer has appeared 2, which contains the same sanskrit verses with their english. Ancient instrument described in vaimanika shastra mystery. New light on vimana shastra 2012 vaimanika shastra. Damn, we literally had a shastra for planes of course we were a science superpower. The tale of the sanskrit text vaimanika shastra impressions. The 102nd indian science congress, held at the mumbai university in january 2015, organised a session on ancient sciences through sanskrit in which a presentation on vaimanika sastra vimanika shastra was included. It makes the claim that the vimanas mentioned in ancient sanskrit epics were advanced aerodynamic flying vehicles.
Rare representations of subbaraya shastry left and bapuji talpade right enrico baccarini the vaimanika shastra. Recently, another book titled vymanika shastra by shri g. The vaimanika shastra was dictated and put into writing by the pandit subbaraya shastry in. At gitam university to deliver a lecture on vaimanika shastra, she spoke to the hindu on her research. This is the english translation of the vimanika shastra, which purports to be an ancient hindu manuscript. Josyer 1973 this is the english translation of the vimanika shastra, which purports to be an ancient hindu manuscript. While everything seems to be debunked and even the author admits that the entire content is based upon visions, the content is widely used to ignite theories about an golden ancient era in india where people build flying machines. Ancient vedic vaimanika shastra a critical study the. Mohan publications mantra tantra yantra sastra books in telugu. His birth place is chirabazar at dukkarwadi in bombay.
Ancient ancestors had 12 strand dna, hence had more intelligence than modern humans. In 1991, the english portion and the illustrations from the josyer book were. Sanskrit documents contain advanced science and technology in them, which are documented by ancient ancestors. Not only do these ancient texts speak of mindcontrolled crafts, but these sacred books talk about levitation and antigravity, 6000 years ago.
1529 1569 1185 544 864 1266 1454 1149 1227 1278 1280 229 484 633 1 919 1366 839 1248 452 92 317 790 820 1203 664 35 248 238 726 658 1120 396 84 1147 141 73 178