प्रयोगशाला
prayogashala
The English word laboratory is translated into Sanskrit as प्रयोगशाला (prayogashala).
The term refers to a room, building or institution that is equipped for scientific research.
Meaning: room, building or institution equipped for scientific research (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The word is a compound formed from प्रयोग meaning experiment or use and शाला meaning room, hall or house. The suffix -shala is used to denote a place or building dedicated to a specific activity.
Which one should you use?
कर्मकक्ष serves as an alternative expression for a laboratory.
How do you pronounce it?
prayogashala
Did you know?
- The root कर्म in the alternative term कर्मकक्ष is the same source for the English word 'karma', referring to action or work.
- The suffix -शाला transforms any activity into a location, creating words like पाठशाला for a school and क्रीडाशाला for a playground.
- In many modern Indian contexts, the word प्रयोग (prayoga) has evolved to mean 'application' or 'implementation' in computer programming or logic, far beyond the simple 'experiment' of a laboratory.
Examples in context
- वयं प्रयोगशालायां शोधं कुर्मः।vayaṃ prayogashālāyāṃ shodhaṃ kurmaḥ.We are doing research in the laboratory.
- तव प्रयोगशाला कुत्र अस्ति?tava prayogashālā kutra asti?Where is your laboratory?
Example conversation
Two students are talking at their university.
- इशान Ishanअनन्ये, त्वं कुत्र असि?ananye, tvaṃ kutra asi?Ananya, where are you?
- अनन्या Ananyaइशान, अहं प्रयोगशालायाम् अस्मि।iśāna, ahaṃ prayōgaśālāyām asmi.Ishan, I am in the laboratory.
- इशान Ishanतत्र किं कार्यं करोषि?tatra kiṃ kāryaṃ karōṣi?What work are you doing there?
- अनन्या Ananyaअहं विज्ञानप्रयोगं करोमि।ahaṃ vijñānaprayōgaṃ karōmi.I am doing a science experiment.
