Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s12.131

v1.c3.s12.131

Garta in the Rigveda¹ primarily denotes the seat of the chariot on which the archer sat. It seems to have been of considerable size, being described as bṛhant,² ‘large.’ The word then comes to denote the chariot³ itself, either really or metaphorically.⁴