Indian Names · Boy
Dashrath name meaning
“having ten chariots”
- Letters
- 8
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- D
- Origin
- Sanskrit · Hindi
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
Dashrath is a male name from Sanskrit meaning 'having ten chariots'.
What does Dashrath mean?
About the name Dashrath
Dashrath comes from Sanskrit daśaratha, a compound of daśa 'ten' and ratha 'chariot'. In Hindu tradition it is the name of the king of Ayodhya of the Ikshvaku line and the father of Rama. Dasharatha is another spelling.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit, Hindi |
| Syllables | Dash-rath |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with D |
| Devanagari script | दशरथ |
|---|
Sources
- Wiktionary: दशरथ · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Names with a related meaning
- Rajendran♂Lord of kings
- Rajan♂King
- Adhiraj♂Emperor
- Aryadeva♂Noble god
- Aryan♂Noble, honourable
- Aurangzeb♂Ornament of the throne
- Awadhesh♂Epithet of Dasharatha or Rama, king of Awadh
- Bhupati♂Lord of the earth
- Bhupendra♂Emperor, ruler
- Bhupinder♂Protector of the earth (king)
- Chitrangada♂With variegated, decorated armlets
- Dasharatha♂Having ten chariots
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