| SHASTRA | is the Sanskrit word for Science, or a branch of knowledge. |
| BHAUTIK | derives from the Sanskrit BHAUTIK-SHASTRA, for physics. |
| GANITH | derives from the Sanskrit GANITH-SHASTRA, for mathematics. |
| GATI | stems from the Sanskrit word for motion. |
| RASAYAN | derives from the Sanskrit RASAYAN-SHASTRA, for chemistry. |
| SHILP | derives from the Sanskrit SHILP-SHASTRA, the science of sculpture. |
| VAIDAK | stems from the Sanskrit VAIDAK-SHASTRA, medical science. |