Saartha

{{short description|1998 novel by S. L. Bhyrappa}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}

{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}

{{Infobox book|

| name = Saartha

| image = saartha_hardcover.jpg

| caption = The Kannada novel,"ಸಾರ್ಥ", 1998 print

| author = S. L. Bhyrappa

| country = India

| language = Kannada

| genre = Fiction

| published = 1998, Sahitya Bhandara, Balepet, Bangalore

| media_type = Print (hardcover & paperback)

| preceded_by = Tantu

| followed_by = Mandra

| website = [http://slbhyrappa.in/kn/saartha/ Official website]

| oclc = 879018156

| isbn = 9780198098652

}}

Saartha (meaning "caravan") is an historical novel written in the Kannada language by Indian writer S. L. Bhyrappa. Through a caravan, the book explores the whole of 8th-century India, covering the political, economic, artistic and spiritual life of the country. It refers to many historical personalities including Adi Shankaracharya, Maṇḍana Miśra, Ubhaya Bharati and Kumārila Bhaṭṭa and to institutions like Nalanda.{{cite web|url=http://whatmyfault.blogspot.in/2006/09/saartha-by-sl-byrappa.html|title=Saartha by SL Byrappa}}{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-literaryreview/routes-of-conflict/article3219036.ece|title=Routes of conflict|date=2 April 2006|newspaper=The Hindu|accessdate=5 January 2020}} Its Sanskrit translation was received by Sanskrit scholars like a work originally written in the language. It has also been translated into Hindi and English in editions published by Oxford University Press, Chennai.{{cite web|url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13574069-sartha|title=ಸಾರ್ಥ [Sartha] }}