अश्वमेध

Sanskrit

Etymology

An oxytonic tatpurusa compound of अश्व (áśva, “horse”) and मेध (médha, “animal sacrifice”).

Noun

अश्वमेध • (aśvamedhá) m

1. horse sacrifice, the Ashvamedha ritual

Compounds

• अश्वमेधत्व (aśvamedhatva) (áśva-medhá-tvá)
• अश्वमेधयाजिन (aśvamedhayājina) (áśva-medhá-yājín)
• अश्वमेधवत् (aśvamedhavat) (áśva-medhá-vat )
• अश्वमेधदत्त (aśvamedhadatta) (áśva-medhá-datta)
• अश्वमेधेश्वर (aśvamedheśvara)

Descendants

• Telugu: అశ్వమేధము (aśvamēdhamu)

Proper noun

अश्वमेध • (Áśvamedha) m

1. name of a descendant of Bharata

References

Monier Monier-Williams (accessed 2008-02-13), “Sanskrit-English Dictionary”, in (Please provide the title of the work)^[1]