Sarthi is an epithet of Krishna (an Avatar of Vishnu) in the Mahabharata, a farmost important Hindu historical epic. It is also a common name in some parts of India.

In the Mahabharata, Krishna counselled the Pandavas and Karuravas, two closely related families fighting over a kingdom in northern India. Eventually siding with the Pandavas, he offered his services as the Sarthi (charioteer) to Arjuna, the Pandavas’ greatest archer. The Bhagavad Gita, generally thought to be Hinduism’s most important religious book, consists of a dialogue between Krishna the charioteer and Arjuna just before the battle proper begins, when Krishna instructs Arjuna in the Principle of Dharma in response to his hesitation to fighting against his own relatives. In Mahabharata, Lord Krishna is known as Sarthi is known to drive a chariot that is driven by a number of Horses.