Charioteer in Malayalam
A charioteer is അധിരഥന് (adhirathan) in Malayalam, built from ratham, chariot, with the prefix adhi, over, so it names the one in charge of the chariot. Say it a-dhi-ra-than. It belongs to epic and historical contexts.
Most common translation
Charioteer.
രാജാവിന്റെ അധിരഥന് കുതിരകളെ നിയന്ത്രിച്ചു.
raajaavinte adhirathan kuthirakale niyanthrichu.
The king's charioteer controlled the horses.
Dictionary entry
- അധിരഥന് (adhirathan) — Charioteer.
അധിരഥന് (adhirathan) is a classical word, at home in retellings of the Mahabharata and other epics rather than in anything modern, since chariots themselves belong to that world.
Common questions
How do you say charioteer in Malayalam?
അധിരഥന് (adhirathan) is the word for a charioteer.
Where would I come across this word?
In epic literature, temple art descriptions and stories from the Mahabharata, where charioteers are characters in their own right.