Mātali
mythological figure · 3 works · 6 mentions · 11 anchored passages
charioteer of Indra · charioteer of Śakra
in the texts
Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa
Indra's charioteer, invoked in simile for Sumantra addressing Rāma.
Then Sumantra, humble and well-versed in courtesy — as Mātali addresses Vāsava — spoke to that scion of the Kākutstha line with joined palms:
And Mātali, the charioteer of the thousand-eyed Indra, standing in the chariot with his goad, addressed Rāma with joined palms and spoke these words.
Having tormented Rāma, the tireless worker, with a thousand arrows, Rāvaṇa then struck Mātali with a flood of shafts.
Atharvaveda (Paippalāda)
Indra's mythic charioteer, said in the riddle hymn to have arisen from Māyā.
for Māyā was born from Māyā, and Mātali arose from Māyā.
Rigveda
Figure who grew strong together with the Kavyas, paired with Yama and Bṛhaspati in a list of associations.
Mātali grew strong with the Kavyas;