Rathesha, Ratheśa, Ratha-isha, Ratheṣā, Ratheśā, Rathisa, Rathīsā: 7 definitions

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The Sanskrit terms Ratheśa and Ratheṣā and Ratheśā can be transliterated into English as Rathesa or Rathesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ratheśa (रथेश).—a warrior fighting from a chariot.

Derivable forms: ratheśaḥ (रथेशः).

Ratheśa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ratha and īśa (ईश).

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Ratheṣā (रथेषा) or Ratheśā (रथेशा).—the pole of a carriage; रथेषाश्च रथेषाभिः (ratheṣāśca ratheṣābhiḥ) ... संगतैः सहिताः (saṃgataiḥ sahitāḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 6.46.5.

Ratheṣā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ratha and īṣā (ईषा).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ratheśā (रथेशा).—f. the pole of a car, Chr. 34, 14.

Ratheśā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ratha and īśā (ईशा).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ratheśa (रथेश).—[masculine] owner of a chariot or a warrior fighting from a chariot.

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Ratheṣā (रथेषा).—[feminine] the pole of a carriage.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Ratheśa (रथेश):—[from ratha] m. ‘ch°-lord’, the owner of a ch°, a warrior fighting from a ch°, [Raghuvaṃśa]

2) Ratheṣā (रथेषा):—[from ratha] f. a ch°-pole, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa]

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Rathesha in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Pali-English dictionary

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Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Rathīsā refers to: carriage pole A. IV, 191.

Note: rathīsā is a Pali compound consisting of the words ratha and īsā.

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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