अश्वमेध

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अश्वमेध (aśvamedha).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /əʃ.ʋə.meːd̪ʱ/, [ɐʃ.ʋɐ.meːd̪ʱ]

Noun

अश्वमेध • (aśvamedh) m

1. (Hinduism) horse sacrifice, the Ashvamedha ritual

Declension

Declension of अश्वमेध (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अश्वमेध aśvamedh	अश्वमेध aśvamedh
oblique	अश्वमेध aśvamedh	अश्वमेधों aśvamedhõ
vocative	अश्वमेध aśvamedh	अश्वमेधो aśvamedho

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अश्वमेध (aśvamedha), through Old Marathi 𑘀𑘫𑘿𑘪𑘦𑘹𑘠 (aśvamedha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əɕ.ʋə.med̪ʱ/

Noun

अश्वमेध • (aśvamedh) m

1. (Hinduism) the Ashvamedha ritual carried out in ancient times, involving the sacrifice of an actual or emblematic horse

Declension

Declension of अश्वमेध (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	अश्वमेध aśvamedh
direct plural	अश्वमेध aśvamedh
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	अश्वमेध aśvamedh		अश्वमेध aśvamedh
oblique सामान्यरूप	अश्वमेधा aśvamedhā		अश्वमेधां- aśvamedhān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	अश्वमेधाला aśvamedhālā		अश्वमेधांना aśvamedhānnā
ergative	अश्वमेधाने, अश्वमेधानं aśvamedhāne, aśvamedhāna		अश्वमेधांनी aśvamedhānnī
instrumental	अश्वमेधाशी aśvamedhāśī		अश्वमेधांशी aśvamedhānśī
locative सप्तमी	अश्वमेधात aśvamedhāt		अश्वमेधांत aśvamedhāt
vocative संबोधन	अश्वमेधा aśvamedhā		अश्वमेधांनो aśvamedhānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of अश्वमेध (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	अश्वमेधाचा aśvamedhāċā	अश्वमेधाचे aśvamedhāċe	अश्वमेधाची aśvamedhācī	अश्वमेधाच्या aśvamedhācā	अश्वमेधाचे, अश्वमेधाचं aśvamedhāċe, aśvamedhāċa	अश्वमेधाची aśvamedhācī	अश्वमेधाच्या aśvamedhācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	अश्वमेधांचा aśvamedhānċā	अश्वमेधांचे aśvamedhānċe	अश्वमेधांची aśvamedhāñcī	अश्वमेधांच्या aśvamedhāncā	अश्वमेधांचे, अश्वमेधांचं aśvamedhānċe, aśvamedhānċa	अश्वमेधांची aśvamedhāñcī	अश्वमेधांच्या aśvamedhāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “अश्वमेध”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• অশ্বমেধ (Assamese script)
• ᬅᬰ᭄ᬯᬫᬾᬥ (Balinese script)
• অশ্বমেধ (Bengali script)
• 𑰀𑰫𑰿𑰪𑰦𑰸𑰠 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀅𑀰𑁆𑀯𑀫𑁂𑀥 (Brahmi script)
• အၐွမေဓ (Burmese script)
• અશ્વમેધ (Gujarati script)
• ਅਸ਼੍ਵਮੇਧ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌅𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌧 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦯ꧀ꦮꦩꦺꦣ (Javanese script)
• 𑂃𑂬𑂹𑂫𑂧𑂵𑂡 (Kaithi script)
• ಅಶ್ವಮೇಧ (Kannada script)
• អឝ្វមេធ (Khmer script)
• ອຨ຺ວເມຘ (Lao script)
• അശ്വമേധ (Malayalam script)
• ᠠᡧᠣᠸᠠᠮᡝᢡᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘀𑘫𑘿𑘪𑘦𑘹𑘠 (Modi script)
• ᠠᠱᢦᠮᠧᢑᠾᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦠𑧋𑧠𑧊𑧆𑧚𑧀 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐀𑐱𑑂𑐰𑐩𑐾𑐢 (Newa script)
• ଅଶ୍ଵମେଧ (Odia script)
• ꢂꢯ꣄ꢮꢪꢾꢤ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃𑆯𑇀𑆮𑆩𑆼𑆣 (Sharada script)
• 𑖀𑖫𑖿𑖪𑖦𑖸𑖠 (Siddham script)
• අශ‍්වමෙධ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩿 𑪙𑩾𑩴𑩔𑩮 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚀𑚧𑚶𑚦𑚢𑚲𑚜 (Takri script)
• அஶ்வமேத⁴ (Tamil script)
• అశ్వమేధ (Telugu script)
• อศฺวเมธ (Thai script)
• ཨ་ཤྭ་མེ་དྷ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁𑒬𑓂𑒫𑒧𑒹𑒡 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨮𑩇𑨭𑨢𑨄𑨜 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

An oxytonic tatpurusa compound of अश्व (áśva, “horse”) and मेध (médha, “animal sacrifice”). Possible cognate with Gaulish Epomeduos (“name of a festival and a deity”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐɕ.ʋɐ.mɐj.dʱɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɐɕ.ʋɐ.meː.d̪ʱɐ/

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ́ɕ.ʋɐ.mɐj.dʱɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɐɕ.ʋɐ.meː.d̪ʱɐ/

Noun

अश्वमेध • (aśvamedhá) stem, m

1. (Hinduism) horse sacrifice, the Ashvamedha ritual

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of अश्वमेध

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	अश्वमेधः (aśvamedháḥ)	अश्वमेधौ (aśvamedhaú) अश्वमेधा¹ (aśvamedhā́¹)	अश्वमेधाः (aśvamedhā́ḥ) अश्वमेधासः¹ (aśvamedhā́saḥ¹)
accusative	अश्वमेधम् (aśvamedhám)	अश्वमेधौ (aśvamedhaú) अश्वमेधा¹ (aśvamedhā́¹)	अश्वमेधान् (aśvamedhā́n)
instrumental	अश्वमेधेन (aśvamedhéna)	अश्वमेधाभ्याम् (aśvamedhā́bhyām)	अश्वमेधैः (aśvamedhaíḥ) अश्वमेधेभिः¹ (aśvamedhébhiḥ¹)
dative	अश्वमेधाय (aśvamedhā́ya)	अश्वमेधाभ्याम् (aśvamedhā́bhyām)	अश्वमेधेभ्यः (aśvamedhébhyaḥ)
ablative	अश्वमेधात् (aśvamedhā́t)	अश्वमेधाभ्याम् (aśvamedhā́bhyām)	अश्वमेधेभ्यः (aśvamedhébhyaḥ)
genitive	अश्वमेधस्य (aśvamedhásya)	अश्वमेधयोः (aśvamedháyoḥ)	अश्वमेधानाम् (aśvamedhā́nām)
locative	अश्वमेधे (aśvamedhé)	अश्वमेधयोः (aśvamedháyoḥ)	अश्वमेधेषु (aśvamedhéṣu)
vocative	अश्वमेध (áśvamedha)	अश्वमेधौ (áśvamedhau) अश्वमेधा¹ (áśvamedhā¹)	अश्वमेधाः (áśvamedhāḥ) अश्वमेधासः¹ (áśvamedhāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Derived terms

• अश्वमेधत्व (aśvamedhatva)
• अश्वमेधदत्त (aśvamedhadatta)
• अश्वमेधयाजिन (aśvamedhayājina)
• अश्वमेधवत् (aśvamedhavat)
• अश्वमेधेश्वर (aśvamedheśvara)

Descendants

• → Hindi: अश्वमेध (aśvamedh)
• → Kannada: ಅಶ್ವಮೇಧ (aśvamēdha)
• → Old Marathi: 𑘀𑘫𑘿𑘪𑘦𑘹𑘠 (aśvamedha)
  • → Marathi: अश्वमेध (aśvamedh)
• → Tamil: அசுவமேத (acuvamēta)
• → Telugu: అశ్వమేధము (aśvamēdhamu)
• → Tocharian B: aśvamet

Proper noun

अश्वमेध • (áśvamedha) stem, m

1. name of a descendant of Bharata

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “अश्वमेध”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 115, column 2.