रथ

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit रथ (rátha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HrátHas, from Proto-Indo-European *Hret- (“to roll”).

Noun

रथ • (rath) m

  1. a chariot
    रथ यात्रा ― rath yātrā ― Rath Yatra

Old Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit रथ (ratha)

Noun

रथ (transliteration needed) m

  1. chariot
    • 1422, unknown, कालिकसूरिकथा
      पुंतार पुंतारि स्यउं असवार असवारि स्यउं रथ रथि स्यउं पायक पायकि स्यउं युद्ध नीपजावइ।
      puṃtāra puṃtāri syauṃ asavāra asavāri syauṃ ratha rathi syauṃ pāyaka pāyaki syauṃ yuddha nīpajāvai.
      Mahout with mahout, rider with rider, chariot with chariot, foot soldier with foot soldier, there was war.

Pali

Noun

रथ m

  1. Devanagari script form of ratha

Sanskrit

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrátʰas (“chariot, car”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hret- (“to roll”). Cognates include Avestan 𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬀‎ (raθa, “chariot, car”), Latin rota, Old Irish roth, Old High German rad and Lithuanian ratas.

Noun

रथ • (rátha) m

  1. chariot, car, especially a two-wheeled war-chariot (lighter and swifter than the अनस् (anas)), any vehicle or equipage or carriage (applied also to the vehicles of the gods), waggon, cart
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 8.20.12
      स्थिरा धन्वान्यायुधा रथेषु वोऽनीकेष्वधि श्रियः ॥
      sthirā dhanvānyāyudhā ratheṣu vo’nīkeṣvadhi śriyaḥ .
      Strong are your bows and strong the weapons in your cars, and glory sits on every face.
  2. warrior, hero, champion
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of रथ (rátha)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative रथः
ráthaḥ		 रथौ
ráthau		 रथाः / रथासः¹
ráthāḥ / ráthāsaḥ¹
Vocative रथ
rátha		 रथौ
ráthau		 रथाः / रथासः¹
ráthāḥ / ráthāsaḥ¹
Accusative रथम्
rátham		 रथौ
ráthau		 रथान्
ráthān
Instrumental रथेन
ráthena		 रथाभ्याम्
ráthābhyām		 रथैः / रथेभिः¹
ráthaiḥ / ráthebhiḥ¹
Dative रथाय
ráthāya		 रथाभ्याम्
ráthābhyām		 रथेभ्यः
ráthebhyaḥ
Ablative रथात्
ráthāt		 रथाभ्याम्
ráthābhyām		 रथेभ्यः
ráthebhyaḥ
Genitive रथस्य
ráthasya		 रथयोः
ráthayoḥ		 रथानाम्
ráthānām
Locative रथे
ráthe		 रथयोः
ráthayoḥ		 रथेषु
rátheṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From verbal root रमते (√ram, “to delight, be glad, rejoice etc.”).

Noun

रथ • (ratha) m

  1. pleasure, joy, delight (compare मनोरथ (mano-ratha))
  2. affection, love
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of रथ
Nom. sg. रथः (rathaḥ)
Gen. sg. रथस्य (rathasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative रथः (rathaḥ) रथौ (rathau) रथाः (rathāḥ)
Vocative रथ (ratha) रथौ (rathau) रथाः (rathāḥ)
Accusative रथम् (ratham) रथौ (rathau) रथान् (rathān)
Instrumental रथेन (rathena) रथाभ्याम् (rathābhyām) रथैः (rathaiḥ)
Dative रथाय (rathāya) रथाभ्याम् (rathābhyām) रथेभ्यः (rathebhyaḥ)
Ablative रथात् (rathāt) रथाभ्याम् (rathābhyām) रथेभ्यः (rathebhyaḥ)
Genitive रथस्य (rathasya) रथयोः (rathayoḥ) रथानाम् (rathānām)
Locative रथे (rathe) रथयोः (rathayoḥ) रथेषु (ratheṣu)

References

  • Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 0865
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