Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ashvamedha

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ash-vamed-ha
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अश्वमेध (áśva-medhá, “horse-sacrifice”), an oxytonic tatpuruṣa compound of अश्व (áśva, “horse”) and मेध (médha, “animal sacrifice”).

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: अश्वमेध

Inflected Forms

Ashwamedha (alternative)

Questions

What does ashvamedha mean?: 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.
Where does ashvamedha come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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