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Ashwamedha

Ashwamedha is the alternative form of Ashvamedha.

Meaning of Ashvamedha

Proper noun

Ashvamedha

  1. (Hinduism) 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

Questions about Ashwamedha

What is Ashwamedha the alternative form of?
Ashwamedha is the alternative form of Ashvamedha.

Words near Ashwamedha in the dictionary

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