रथ
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HindiEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowing from Sanskrit रथ (rátha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HrátHas, from Proto-Indo-European *Hret- (“to roll”).
NounEdit
रथ • (rath) m
- a chariot
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रथ यात्रा ― rath yātrā ― Rath Yatra
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PaliEdit
SanskritEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
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.
NounEdit
रथ • (rátha) m
- 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
- warrior, hero, champion
DeclensionEdit
Masculine a-stem declension of रथ (rátha) | |||
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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 |
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DescendantsEdit
- Burmese: ရထား (ra.hta:)
- Khmer: រថ (rŭət)
- Lao: ລົດ (lot), ຣົຖ (rot)
- Kannada: ರಥ (ratha)
- Telugu: రథము (rathamu)
- Thai: รถ (rót)
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
From verbal root रमते (√ram, “to delight, be glad, rejoice etc.”).
NounEdit
रथ • (ratha) m
DeclensionEdit
Masculine a-stem declension of रथ | |||
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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) |
ReferencesEdit
- 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