रथस्थ

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit रथस्थ (rathastha).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾə.t̪ʰəst̪ʰ/, [ɾɐ.t̪ʰɐst̪ʰ]

Adjective

रथस्थ • (rathasth) (indeclinable)

1. mounted on a chariot, chariot-borne

   Synonyms: रथारूढ़ (rathārūṛh), रथसवार (rathsavār)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৰথস্থ (Assamese script)
• ᬭᬣᬲ᭄ᬣ (Balinese script)
• রথস্থ (Bengali script)
• 𑰨𑰞𑰭𑰿𑰞 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀭𑀣𑀲𑁆𑀣 (Brahmi script)
• ရထသ္ထ (Burmese script)
• રથસ્થ (Gujarati script)
• ਰਥਸ੍ਥ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌰𑌥𑌸𑍍𑌥 (Grantha script)
• ꦫꦡꦱ꧀ꦡ (Javanese script)
• 𑂩𑂟𑂮𑂹𑂟 (Kaithi script)
• ರಥಸ್ಥ (Kannada script)
• រថស្ថ (Khmer script)
• ຣຖສ຺ຖ (Lao script)
• രഥസ്ഥ (Malayalam script)
• ᡵᠠᡨᠠᠰ᠌ᡨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘨𑘞𑘭𑘿𑘞 (Modi script)
• ᠷᠠᠲᠠᠰᠲᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧈𑦾𑧍𑧠𑦾 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐬𑐠𑐳𑑂𑐠 (Newa script)
• ରଥସ୍ଥ (Odia script)
• ꢬꢢꢱ꣄ꢢ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆫𑆡𑆱𑇀𑆡 (Sharada script)
• 𑖨𑖞𑖭𑖿𑖞 (Siddham script)
• රථස‍්ථ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩼𑩬𑪁 𑪙𑩬 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚤𑚚𑚨𑚶𑚚 (Takri script)
• ரத²ஸ்த² (Tamil script)
• రథస్థ (Telugu script)
• รถสฺถ (Thai script)
• ར་ཐ་སྠ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒩𑒟𑒮𑓂𑒟 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨫𑨚𑨰𑩇𑨚 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From रथ (ratha, “chariot”) +‎ -स्थ (-stha, “situated on”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɾɐ.tʰɐs.tʰɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɾɐˈt̪ʰɐs̪.t̪ʰɐ/

Adjective

रथस्थ • (rathastha) stem

1. mounted on a chariot, standing on a chariot, chariot-borne
   • c. 700 CE – 900 CE, Bhāgavata Purāṇa 10.86.10:

     रथस्थो धनुर् आदाय शूरांश् चारुन्धतो भटान् ।
     विद्राव्य क्रोशतां स्वानां स्वभागं मृगराड् इव ॥

     rathastho dhanur ādāya śūrāṃś cārundhato bhaṭān.
     vidrāvya krośatāṃ svānāṃ svabhāgaṃ mṛgarāḍ iva.

     Standing on his chariot, Arjuna took up his bow and drove off the brave fighters and palace guards blocking his way.
     As her relatives shouted in anger, he took her [Subhadrā] away just like a lion taking his portion.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of रथस्थ (rathastha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रथस्थः rathasthaḥ	रथस्थौ / रथस्था¹ rathasthau / rathasthā¹	रथस्थाः / रथस्थासः¹ rathasthāḥ / rathasthāsaḥ¹
Vocative	रथस्थ rathastha	रथस्थौ / रथस्था¹ rathasthau / rathasthā¹	रथस्थाः / रथस्थासः¹ rathasthāḥ / rathasthāsaḥ¹
Accusative	रथस्थम् rathastham	रथस्थौ / रथस्था¹ rathasthau / rathasthā¹	रथस्थान् rathasthān
Instrumental	रथस्थेन rathasthena	रथस्थाभ्याम् rathasthābhyām	रथस्थैः / रथस्थेभिः¹ rathasthaiḥ / rathasthebhiḥ¹
Dative	रथस्थाय rathasthāya	रथस्थाभ्याम् rathasthābhyām	रथस्थेभ्यः rathasthebhyaḥ
Ablative	रथस्थात् rathasthāt	रथस्थाभ्याम् rathasthābhyām	रथस्थेभ्यः rathasthebhyaḥ
Genitive	रथस्थस्य rathasthasya	रथस्थयोः rathasthayoḥ	रथस्थानाम् rathasthānām
Locative	रथस्थे rathasthe	रथस्थयोः rathasthayoḥ	रथस्थेषु rathastheṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of रथस्था (rathasthā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रथस्था rathasthā	रथस्थे rathasthe	रथस्थाः rathasthāḥ
Vocative	रथस्थे rathasthe	रथस्थे rathasthe	रथस्थाः rathasthāḥ
Accusative	रथस्थाम् rathasthām	रथस्थे rathasthe	रथस्थाः rathasthāḥ
Instrumental	रथस्थया / रथस्था¹ rathasthayā / rathasthā¹	रथस्थाभ्याम् rathasthābhyām	रथस्थाभिः rathasthābhiḥ
Dative	रथस्थायै rathasthāyai	रथस्थाभ्याम् rathasthābhyām	रथस्थाभ्यः rathasthābhyaḥ
Ablative	रथस्थायाः / रथस्थायै² rathasthāyāḥ / rathasthāyai²	रथस्थाभ्याम् rathasthābhyām	रथस्थाभ्यः rathasthābhyaḥ
Genitive	रथस्थायाः / रथस्थायै² rathasthāyāḥ / rathasthāyai²	रथस्थयोः rathasthayoḥ	रथस्थानाम् rathasthānām
Locative	रथस्थायाम् rathasthāyām	रथस्थयोः rathasthayoḥ	रथस्थासु rathasthāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of रथस्थ (rathastha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रथस्थम् rathastham	रथस्थे rathasthe	रथस्थानि / रथस्था¹ rathasthāni / rathasthā¹
Vocative	रथस्थ rathastha	रथस्थे rathasthe	रथस्थानि / रथस्था¹ rathasthāni / rathasthā¹
Accusative	रथस्थम् rathastham	रथस्थे rathasthe	रथस्थानि / रथस्था¹ rathasthāni / rathasthā¹
Instrumental	रथस्थेन rathasthena	रथस्थाभ्याम् rathasthābhyām	रथस्थैः / रथस्थेभिः¹ rathasthaiḥ / rathasthebhiḥ¹
Dative	रथस्थाय rathasthāya	रथस्थाभ्याम् rathasthābhyām	रथस्थेभ्यः rathasthebhyaḥ
Ablative	रथस्थात् rathasthāt	रथस्थाभ्याम् rathasthābhyām	रथस्थेभ्यः rathasthebhyaḥ
Genitive	रथस्थस्य rathasthasya	रथस्थयोः rathasthayoḥ	रथस्थानाम् rathasthānām
Locative	रथस्थे rathasthe	रथस्थयोः rathasthayoḥ	रथस्थेषु rathastheṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “रथस्थ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 866.