Ashvamedha
Ashvamedha proper noun: one of the most important Vedic sacrificial rituals related to kings, and name of the Rigvedic hymns 1.162-163 which deal with horse sacrifice.
Proper noun
Ashvamedha
- One of the most important Vedic sacrificial rituals related to kings, and name of the Rigvedic hymns 1.162-163 which deal with horse sacrifice.
- A peculiar verse in the Yajurvedic Ashvamedha tells us that in the sacrifices that were performed by the devas, Agni was the horse, and he conquered the earth (23/17). The idea of using the Ashvamedha horse for extending the rule to the neighbouring territories arose from this.1996, Jayant Gadkari, Society and Religion: From Rugveda to Puranas, page 32
Ashvamedha meaning in Telugu
Ashvamedha in Telugu
- Ashvamedha, the sacrifice of a horse, performed anciently by Hindu rajahs
- అశ్వమేధము aśvamēdhamu
Forms of Ashvamedha
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Origin of Ashvamedha
Borrowed from Sanskrit अश्वमेध (áśva-medhá, “horse-sacrifice”), an oxytonic tatpuruṣa compound of अश्व (áśva, “horse”) and मेध (médha, “animal sacrifice”).
Questions about Ashvamedha
- What does Ashvamedha mean?
- Ashvamedha means one of the most important Vedic sacrificial rituals related to kings, and name of the Rigvedic hymns 1.162-163 which deal with horse sacrifice.
- What is Ashvamedha in Telugu?
- Ashvamedha in Telugu is అశ్వమేధము (aśvamēdhamu). See Ashvamedha meaning in Telugu.
- What part of speech is Ashvamedha?
- Ashvamedha is a proper noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Ashvamedha (page history and authors); అశ్వమేధము (Telugu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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