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V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary. Look up any word of the Gita in Devanagari, IAST or Harvard-Kyoto, or browse the headwords letter by letter.

Entry रथ

  1. रथrathaA carriage, chariot, car, vehicle; especially, a war-chariot.

    [रम्यतेनेन अत्र वा, रम्-कथन्; Compare Uṇ.2.2]

    1. A carriage, chariot, car, vehicle; especially, a war-chariot.
    2. A hero (for रथिन्); अपवातेषु पार्येषु त्रयस्तेऽभावञ् रथाः Mb.1.2.92.
    3. A foot.
    4. A limb, part, member.
    5. The body; Compare आत्मानं रथिनं विद्धि शरीरं रथमेव तु Kaṭh. 1.3.3.
    6. A reed.
    7. Pleasure, delight.
    8. Compound अक्षः a carriage-axle.
    9. a measure of length (Equivalent to 14 aṅgulas).

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -वाहः

      1. a carriagehorse.
      2. charioteer.

    • -विज्ञानम्, -विद्या the art of driving chariots.

    • -शक्तिः Feminine the staff which supports the banner of a war-chariot; रथशक्तिं मुमोचासौ दीप्तामग्नि- शिखामिव Mb.1.6.13.

    • -शाला a coach-house, carriageshed.

    • -शास्त्रम्, -शिक्षा the art of driving a chariot, coachmanship.

    • -सप्तमी the seventh day in the bright half of Māgha.

    • -बन्धः

      1. the fastenings or harness of a chariot.
      2. a league of warriors.

    • -महोत्सवः

    • -यात्रा the solemn procession of an idol placed in a car (usually drawn by men).

    • -मुखम् the forepart of a carriage.

    • -युद्धम् 'a chariot-fight', a fight between combatants mounted on chariots.

    • -योगः a team (of horses etc.) on a chariot; Bri. Up.

    • -योजकः a charioteer, harnesser of a chariot.

    • -वंशः a number of chariots.

    • -वर्त्मन् Neuter, -वीथिः Feminine highway, main road.

    • -वारकः

      1. son of a Śūdra and a Sairandhrī. चरणः, पादः a chariot-wheel; धृतरथचरणोऽभ्ययाच्चलद्गुः Bhāg.1.9.37; Dk.2.7.
      2. the सुदर्शन wheel; रथाङ्गे चन्द्रार्कौ रथचरणपाणिः शर इति Śivamahimna 18.
      3. the ruddy goose.

    • -चर्या chariot-exercise, the use of a chariot, travelling by carriage; अनभ्यस्त- रथचर्याः Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)5; सारथे रथचर्यासु सज्जो भव सुशिक्षितः Bm.1.684.

    • -जङ्घा the hinder part of a chariot.

    • -ज्वरः a crow.

    • -दुर्गम् the throng of chariots.

    • -धुर् Feminine the shaft or pole of a chariot.

    • -नाभिः Feminine the nave of the wheel of a chariot; रथनाभिरिवाभिख्यायेत Ait. Up.2.4.5.

    • -नीडः the inner part or seat of a chariot.

    • -पुंगवः

      1. a chief or distinguished warrior. करः, कारः a coachbuilder, carpenter, wheel-wright; रथकारः स्वकां भार्यां सजारां शिरसा- वहत् Pt.4.54.
      2. Name of a caste called सौधन्वन (quod vide, which see); तस्मादत्रैवर्णिको रथकारः ŚB. on MS.6.6.47; परिशेषाद- त्रैवर्णिको रथकारः स्यात् ŚB. on MS.6.1.44. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedन्यायः The rule according to which the रूढ अर्थ is stronger than the यौगिक अर्थ; Compare योगाद्रूढिर्बलीयसी. This is discussed and established in connection with the word रथकार by Jaimini and शबर in MS.6.1.44-5.

    • -सुटुम्बिकः, -कुटुम्बिन् Masculine a charioteer, coachman.

    • -कूबरः, -रम् the pole or shaft of a carriage; कूबरा रथकूबरैः ... संगतैः सहिताः Mb.6. 46.5.

    • -केतुः the flag of a chariot.

    • -क्षोभः the jolting of a chariot; रथक्षोभपरिश्रमम् R.1.58.

    • -गणकः an officer who counts chariots.

    • -गर्भकः a litter, palanquin.

    • -गुप्तिः Feminine a fence of wood or iron with which a chariot is provided as a protection from collision.

    • -घोषः the rattling of a chariot.

    • -अङ्गम्

      1. any part of a carriage.
      2. particularly, the wheels of a carriage; रथो रथाङ्गध्वनिना विजज्ञे R.7.41; Ś.7.1.
      3. a discus, especially of Viṣṇu; चक्रधर इति रथाङ्गमदः सततं विभर्षि भुवनेषु रूढये Śi.15.26.
      4. a potter's wheel. (-ङ्गः) the ruddy goose. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedआह्वयः, denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedआह्वानः, denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedनामकः, denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedनामन् Masculine the ruddy goose (चक्रवाक); रथाङ्गनामन् वियुतो रथाङ्गश्रोणिबिम्बया । अयं त्वां पृच्छति रथी मनोरथशतैर्वृतः ॥ V.4. 18; Ku.3.37; R.3.24; रथाङ्गाह्वानानां भवति विधुरम् Udb.; (the male bird is said by poets to be separated from the female at night, and to be united at sun-rise). denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedपाणिः Name of Viṣṇu; रथाङ्गपाणेः पटलेन रोचिषा Śi.1.21; दुरन्तवीर्यस्य रथाङ्गपाणेः Bhāg.

    • -अभ्रः a reed cane.

    • -अर्थकः a small carriage.

    • -अश्वः a carriage-horse -आयुधकः a kind of bow.

    • -आरोहः one who fights from a chariot.

    • -ईशः a warrior fighting from a chariot.

    • -ईषा, -शा the pole of a carriage; रथेषाश्च रथेषाभिः ... संगतैः सहिताः Mb.6.46.5.

    • -उडुपः, -पम् the body of a chariot.

    • -उद्वहः, -उपस्थः the seat of a chariot, the driving-box; रथोपस्थ उपाविशत् Bg.1.47.

    • -कट्या, -कड्या an assemblage of chariots.

    • -कल्पकः an officer who is in charge of a king's chariots.

    In the Gita1·21

    सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये रथं स्थापय मेऽच्युत ॥

    senayorubhayormadhye rathaṁ sthāpaya me'cyuta. — Arjuna said:- O Achyuta (the faultless, the immovable), stay my chariot between the two armies. 1·21
    • रथम्rathamaccusative singular of the masculine noun ratha (chariot).
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Headwords under र

Part 1 of 5 र – रमकAll parts
  1. र – रमक
  2. रमठम् – राधनम्
  3. राधस् – रुदनम्
  4. रुद्ध – रोध्र
  5. रोप – रौही