Ashvamedha

English Alternative forms en Ashwamedha Etymology Borrowed from en sa अश्वमेध áśva-medhá horse-sacrifice, an oxytonic tatpuruṣa compound of sa अश्व áśva horse and sa médha मेध animal sacrifice. Proper noun en 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. en 1996 Jayant Gadkari Society and Religion: From Rugveda to Puranas 32 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. en Horses Monarchy Death