When Sanskrit language was popular and was widely used by the people, there were very few transportation means available–at least machinery-wise. Of course, a lot of animal-carts were used and people used to ride horses, camels and even elephants to move from one place to another. However, with the advent of machinery and modern equipment, a lot of transportation means have come up and people want to know the transport names in Sanskrit.
So, we have prepared a small list of these transportation means names in Sanskrit. If you know any other transport names in Sanskrit, please do share with us through the comments:
| Transport Names in Sanskrit | Transport Names in English | Roman Transliteration |
| वायुयानम् | Aeroplane | Vāyuyānam |
| द्विचक्रिका | Bicycle | Dvicakrikā |
| नौका | Boat | Naukā |
| लोकयानम् | Bus | Lokayānam |
| कारयानम्, चक्रयानम् | Car | Kārayānam, Cakrayānam |
| शकटः | Cart | Śakaṭaḥ |
| रथः | Chariot | Rathaḥ |
| जलयानम् | Ship | Jalayānam |
