Sanskrit is believed to the be one of the oldest languages known to mankind. It is always interesting to find out the connection of the words used in this language with the modern world. Surprisingly, Sanskrit is considered as a very tallying language when it comes to the advancements made by the modern technology.
In this post, we will get to know what’s a car called in Sanskrit. A car, as we know, is a wheeled vehicle–it moves and goes: meaning that it moves to one place and another. Some of the Sanskrit names, as you will notice, are related to this property only.
Here are some of the names given to a car in Sanskrit:
| English | Sanskrit | Transliteration |
| Car | रथः | Rathaḥ |
| Car | चक्रयानम् | Cakrayānam |
| Car | गन्त्री | Gantrī |
| Car | गन्त्रीरथः | Gantrīrathaḥ |
| Car | शकटः | Śakaṭaḥ |
As we have different types of car used for different purposes, similarly, Sanskrit also had some different names for types of cars.
Like,
- Car of the gods=विमानः, विमानम्
- War-car=स्यन्दनः, शताङ्गः
- Pleasure-car=क्रीड पुष्परथः
- Covered-car=कर्ण
I hope you found this post to be informational. If you would like to add comments, feedback or have some queries, you can write through the comment section.
