How to Say "Train" in Sanskrit

रेलयानम्

relayānamneuter

The Sanskrit word for train is रेलयानम् (relayānam). If unsure, use रेलयानम्. Wiktionary also lists लौहपथगामिनी (lauhaphathagāminī).

Meaning: line of connected cars or carriages (noun)

Ways to say it

“train” in Sanskrit
Sanskrit	Romanization (Wiktionary)	Note
रेलयानम्	relayānam	neuter
लौहपथगामिनी	lauhaphathagāminī	feminine

The word refers to a line of connected cars or carriages.

The feminine form लौहपथगामिनी is a compound that means 'one that travels on an iron path'.

Use the feminine form लौहपथगामिनी if the context requires a feminine gender, whereas रेलयानम् is neuter.

The default form रेलयानम् is a neuter noun.

relayānam

The word रेलयानम् is a hybrid term combining the English word 'rail' with the Sanskrit word यानम् meaning 'vehicle'.
While English uses 'railway' as a single concept, the Sanskrit construction लौहपथगामिनी literally translates to 'the female traveler on the iron path'.
The suffix -ग in लौहपथगामिनी means 'going' or 'moving', a common element in Sanskrit words for birds or celestial bodies.

दूरस्थधामानि यान्ति रेल्याः अतीव शीघ्रम्।
Trains reach distant destinations very quickly.
तेजःयाने यात्रा कर्तुं सुखं भवति।
It is enjoyable to travel by train.
रेलयानम् तीव्रं गच्छति।
relayānam tīvraṃ gacchati.
The train is moving fast.

At a railway station platform.

मीरा Mira

आर्यन, रेलयानम् कस्यां वेलायाम् आगमिष्यति?
Āryan, relayānam kasyāṃ velāyām āgamiṣyati?
Aryan, at what time will the train arrive?
आर्यन Aryan

मीरा, रेलयानम् पञ्चवादने आगमिष्यति।
Mīrā, relayānam pañcavādane āgamiṣyati.
Mira, the train will arrive at five o'clock.
मीरा Mira

किं वयं रेलयानेन गच्छामः?
Kiṃ vayaṃ relayānena gacchāmaḥ?
Are we going by train?
आर्यन Aryan

आम्, वयं रेलयानेन एव गच्छामः।
Ām, vayaṃ relayānena eva gacchāmaḥ.
Yes, we are going by train.

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