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:
Felling the golden banner from the chariot to its floor, Rāvaṇa also struck Indra's horses with a net of arrows.
His weapon neutralised, Rāvaṇa, lord of the rākṣasas, enraged, then showered Rāma with dreadful torrents of arrows.
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;