十车王（梵文：दशरथ）在印度史诗罗摩衍那中是拘萨罗国的贤能国王，罗摩衍那主角罗摩的父亲。十车王有三个妃子，但三人都未能为十车王誔下一儿半女，于是十车王向天神举行马祭，祈求生下王儿。当时正值罗刹魔王罗波那扰乱人间，于是毗湿奴化身为十车王的儿子下凡，铲除罗波那。毗湿奴赐予十车王甘露，十车王将甘露分成三份给三个妻子，结果誔下四名拥有毗湿奴神力的儿子。罗摩的母亲乔萨丽雅分得最多甘露，所以罗摩得到毗湿奴最多的神力。十车王年老后，欲封罗摩为太子，但遭到其中一名妃子吉迦伊反对，罗摩只好自我放遂。十车王眼见最疼爱的儿子要四处流浪，在罗摩离开后不久则郁郁不欢而死。

Dasharatha (Sanskrit: दशरथ, IAST Daśaratha) was, according to Ramayana, the king of krukshetra and a descendant of the Ikshvaku dynasty(also known as Suryavamsha or Raghuvamsa dynasty). His life story is narrated principally in the Hindu epic Ramayana. He was a descendant of Raghu and was the father of prince Rama, the principal character in the Ramayana are Rama, Lakshmana, Bharatha, Shatrughna. Dasharatha was the son of Aja and Indumati. He had Jhalli as mahamantri of his great kingdom. Sumanth was also a trusted minister of his kingdom. He had three wives who are his queen consorts: