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Sanskrit Names of Professions and Occupations

 

What are Different Professions that are known in Sanskrit ?

The article consist of Sanskrit names of more than 10 professions and occupations that we see in our daily lives. It also consist of English and Hindi translation.

photographer in Sanskrit
Sanskritछायाचित्रकारः
IAST transliterationchāyācitrakāraḥ
EnglishPhotographer
Hindiफोटोग्राफर

Tailor in Sanskrit
Sanskritसौचिकः
IAST transliterationsaucikaḥ
EnglishTailor
Hindiदर्जी
 
Doctor in Sanskrit
Sanskritवैद्यः
IAST transliterationvaidyaḥ
EnglishDoctor
Hindiचिकित्सक
 
Barber in Sanskrit
Sanskritनापितः
IAST transliterationnāpitaḥ
EnglishBarber
Hindiनाई
 
Engineer in Sanskrit
Sanskritअभियन्ता
IAST transliterationabhiyantā
EnglishEngineer
Hindiअभियंन्ता
 
Driver in Sanskrit
Sanskritचालकः
IAST transliterationcālakaḥ
EnglishDriver
Hindiचालक

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Mechanic in Sanskrit
Sanskritयान्त्रिकः
IAST transliterationyāntrikaḥ
EnglishMechanic
Hindiयंत्र-प्रवीण
 
Actor in Sanskrit
Sanskritनटः
IAST transliterationnaṭaḥ
EnglishActor
Hindiअभिनेता
 
Teacher in Sanskrit
Sanskritशिक्षकः
IAST transliterationśikṣakaḥ
EnglishTeacher
Hindiअध्यापक
 

Some more examples illustrated below :


SanskritIAST transliterationEnglish
कुलालःKulālaḥPotter
चित्रकारःCitrakāraḥArtist
नर्त्तकःNarttakaḥDancer
गायकःGāyakaḥSinger
तक्षकःTakṣhakaḥCarpenter
चर्मकारःCarmakāraḥShoemaker
प्रबंधकःprabaṃdhakaḥManager
शरीर-चिकित्सकःśarīra-cikitsakaḥPhysiotherapist
लोहपथगामिनी चालकःlohapathagāminī-cālakaḥTrain Driver
वैद्युतकशास्त्र-अभियन्ताvaidyutakaśāstra-abhiyantāElectronics Engineer
वल्लकन्दुक-क्रीडापटुःvallakanduka-krīḍāpaṭuḥCricketer
अन्तर-प्ररचयिताantara-praracayitāInterior Designer
ताम्रकारःtāmrakāraḥCoppersmith
कनिष्ठ-सहायकःkaniṣṭha-sahāyakaḥJunior Assistant
तन्त्रांश-अभियन्ताtantrāṃśa-abhiyantāSoftware Engineer
नव्यता-प्ररचयिताnavyatā-praracayitāFashion Designer
समुद्रगःsamudragaḥSeafarer
विधिकारःvidhikāraḥProgrammer
वास्तुवित्vāstuvitArchitect
योगक्षेम-प्रतिनिधिःyogakṣema-pratinidhiḥInsurance Agent
आधिकौषिकःādhikauṣikaḥBanker
वणिज-नौसेना-अधिकारीvaṇija-nausenā-adhikārīMerchant Navy Officer
लेखकःlekhakaḥWriter
दृश्यलेख-सम्पादकःdṛśyalekha-sampādakaḥVideo Editor
वार्त्तापतिःvārttāpatiḥEntrepreneur
विज्ञापन-अङ्कीय तज्ज्ञाvijñāpana-aṅkīya tajjñāAdvertising and digital strategist
अधिवक्ताadhivaktāAdvocate
शासन-प्राप्त-आङ्किकःśāsana-prāpta-āṅkikaḥChartered Accountant
योग-शिक्षकःyoga-śikṣakaḥYoga Instructor
भेषजकारःbheṣajakāraḥPharmacist

Reviews

jhaamar31@gmail.com's picture

I lloked at the list of professions and found them very difficult to remember as they are not simple but complex words .

What we need a simple system like Latin to create words for science, Engineering and other areas. Sanskrit scholars need to make them simple to popularize them. For train driver " Lohgamini Chalakah" is  is neither karn-priya, nor easy to pronounce. 
Let us make words useful and easy, to make Sanskrit popular.