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अश्वमेध

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit अश्वमेध (aśvamedha).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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अश्वमेध (aśvamedhm

  1. (Hinduism) horse sacrifice, the Ashvamedha ritual

Declension

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Declension of अश्वमेध (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct अश्वमेध
aśvamedh
अश्वमेध
aśvamedh
oblique अश्वमेध
aśvamedh
अश्वमेधों
aśvamedhõ
vocative अश्वमेध
aśvamedh
अश्वमेधो
aśvamedho

Marathi

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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अश्वमेध (aśvamedhm

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

Declension

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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 (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

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Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

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Etymology

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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).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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अश्वमेध (aśvamedhá) stemm

  1. (Hinduism) horse sacrifice, the Ashvamedha ritual

Declension

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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

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Descendants

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Proper noun

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अश्वमेध (áśvamedha) stemm

  1. name of a descendant of Bharata

References

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  1. ^ Jackson, Peter (2002) “Light from Distant Asterisks. Towards a Description of the Indo-European Religious Heritage”, in Numen, volume 49, number 1, →DOI, →JSTOR, page 94

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