Transport Names in Sanskrit

When Sanskrit language was popular and was widely used by the people, there were very few transportation means available–at least machinery-wise. Of course, a lot of animal-carts were used and people used to ride horses, camels and even elephants to move from one place to another. However, with the advent of machinery and modern equipment, a lot of transportation means have come up and people want to know the transport names in Sanskrit.

So, we have prepared a small list of these transportation means names in Sanskrit. If you know any other transport names in Sanskrit, please do share with us through the comments:

Transport Names in SanskritTransport Names in EnglishRoman Transliteration
वायुयानम्AeroplaneVāyuyānam
द्विचक्रिकाBicycleDvicakrikā
नौकाBoatNaukā
लोकयानम्BusLokayānam
कारयानम्, चक्रयानम्CarKārayānam, Cakrayānam
शकटःCartŚakaṭaḥ
रथःChariotRathaḥ
जलयानम्ShipJalayānam

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