| Word | Sanskrit | IAST | In General | Veda | Purana | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashva | अश्व | aśva | Ashva means Horse. In vedic literature Ashva stands for the vital energy which the Devas can... | Ashva represent vital energy according to Vedic literature | Horses and camels were born, in this world, of Tamra, wife of Kasyapa. | Read More |
| Ashvaghosa | अश्वघोष | aśvaghoṣa | A famous Sanskrit poet and Buddhist philosopher. He was born in Saketa in northern India to a... | Read More | ||
| Ashvaketu | अश्वकेतु | aśvaketu | Son of King of Gandhara. He fought on the side of the Kauravas and was killed in the battle by... | Read More | ||
| Ashvakrta | अश्वकृत | aśvakṛta | A river created by horse. Once, the sage Richika went to King Gadhi and asked for the hand of his... | Read More | ||
| Ashvalayana | आश्वलायन | āśvalāyana | Ashvalaya was a Vedic Rishi and a disciple of Shaunaka Maharishi. Ashvalayana Shakha is a recession... | Ashwalayana Srautasutra consisting of 12 chapters is found closely follow the Aitaraya Brahmana.... | Read More | |
| Ashvamedha | अश्वमेध | aśvamedha | A yaga. Only Kings used to conduct this Yajna in order to get absolved of all sins. A horse... | Ashva represent vital energy. By Ashvamedha development of life energy is meant. Even in the... | King Sagara, Bhojaraja, Sri Rama and Yudhisthira had practiced this Yajna with lot of participation... | Read More |
| Ashvanadi | अश्वनदी | aśvanadī | A river in the country of Kuntibhoja. Ashvanadi is a small river which joins with another river... | Read More | ||
| Ashvapati | अश्वपति | aśvapati | Ashvapati was King of Madra and father of Savitri, the most chaste woman. He was without children... | Read More | ||
| Ashvatha | The famous temple tree (peepal tree) of India. The branches of this tree shoot something like a... | Katha Upanishads take this tree a symbol of Samsara Vriksha, the material world. B.G. in ch #15... | Read More | |||
| Ashvathama | अश्वत्थामा | Aśvatthāmā | Ashvathama was a great warrior and son of Dronacharya and Kripi. Duryodhana noticed the talent... | The moment he was born he made a wild sound resembling the braying of a horse and a heavenly... | Read More | |
| Ashvatirtha | अश्वतीर्थ | aśvatīrtha | An ancient holy place on the banks of the river, Ganga, near Kanauj. It was at this place that... | Read More |