aSvaH [ aSnute aDvAnaM vyApnoti , mahASano vA Bavati Nir. ; aS-kvan Uṇ. 1. 149 ] 1 A horse; the horses are said to have 7 breeds: - amftAdbAzpato vahrervedeByoM'qAcca garBataH . sAmno hayAnAmutpattiH saptaDA parikIrtitA .. . 2 A symbolical expression for the number ‘seven’ (that being the number of the horses of the sun); sUryASvErmasajastatAH saguravaH SArdUlavikrIqitaM V. Ratn. 3 A race of men (horselike in strength); kAzWatulyavapurDfzyo miTyAcAraSca nirBayaH . dvAdaSAMgulameQraSca daridrastu hayo mataH .. — SvO ( du. ) A horse and a mare. [ cf. L. equus ; Gr. hippos ; Zend aspa ; Pers. asp .] Comp. — akzaH N. of a plant devasarzapa . — ajanI a whip. — aDika a. strong in ( pb ) cavalry, superior in horses. — aDyakzaH a guardian of horses, commander of cavalry. — anIkaM a troop of horse men, cavalry. — ariH a buffalo. — avarohakaH N. of a tree aSvagaMDA . — AyurvedaH veterinary science. — ArUQa a. mounted, sitting on horse-back. — Aroha a. riding or mounted on a horse. — (haH) 1 a horseman, rider. 2 one who is fighting. 3 a ride. (-hA), -ArohakaH N. of the plant aSvagaMDA . — Arohin a. mounted or riding on horseback. — izita a. hurried along by horses. — urasa a. broad-chested like a horse. — (saM) the chief or principal horse. — kaMdA , — kaMdikA N. of a plant aSvagaMDA . — karRaH, -karRakaH 1 a kind of tree (Vatica Robusta) Māl. 9. 2 the ear of a horse. 3 a term in surgery for a particular fracture of the bones. — (rRaH) N. of a mountain. — kuwI a stable for horses; Pt. 5. — kuSala, -kovida a. skilled in managing horses. — kraMdaH 1 N. of a bird. 2 a general of the army of the gods. — KarajaH [ aSvaSca KarIca aSvAca KaraSca vA tAByAM jAyate puMvadBAvaH Tv. ] a kind of horse, mule. — KuraH 1 a horse's hoof. 2 a kind of perfume. — (rA) N. of the plant aparAjitA . — gatiH f. 1 the pace of a horse. 2 N. of a metre containing four lines of sixteen syllables in each. — gaMDA [ aSvasya gaMDa ekadeSo meQramiva mUlamasyAH ] N. of a plant Physalis Flexuosa Lin; °tElaM a kind of oil. — goyugaH, -gaM a pair of horses. — gozWaM a stable. — grIvaH 1 N. of a demon who was a foe of Viṣṇu, more commonly called Haya-grīva. 2 an incarnation of Viṣṇu. — GAsaH a pasture for horses. — GnaH [ aSvaM haMti amanuzyakartfkatvAt ] 1 a horse-bane. 2 N. of a kind of Oleander, Nerium Odorum Ait. — cakraM 1 a collection of horses. 2 a kind of wheel. — calanaSAlA a riding-house. — cikitsakaH -vEdyaH a farrier, a veterinary surgeon. — cikitsA farriery, veterinary science. — cezwitaM 1 the motion of horses. 2 an omen, auspicious or inauspicious. — jaGanaH a kind of centaur; a creature having his lower limbs like those of a horse. — jit a. gaining horses by conquest. — tIrTaM N. of a place of pilgrimage near Kānyakubja on the Gaṅgā. — da a. giving horses. — daMzwrA the plant ( pb ) Tribulus Lanuginosus ( gokzura ). — dAH , — dAvan m. giving horses. — dUtaH a riding messenger. — nadI N. of a river. — nAyaH one who has the charge of a drove of grazing horses; a horseherd. — nibaMDikaH a groom, a horsefastener. — nirRij a. Ved. decorated or embellished with horses. — paH Ved. a groom. — patiH 1 lord of horses. 2 N. of several persons; of a king of Madra and father of Sāvitrī. — parRa a. [ aSvAnAM parRaM gamanaM yatra ] 1 having horses (as a chariot); Rv. 1. 88. 1. 2 a cloud (that penetrates everywhere). — pAlaH, -pAlakaH, -rakzaH a horse-groom. — pucCI N. of the tree mAzapaRIM . — pfzWaM horse-back. — peSas a. decorated or embellished with horses. — baMDaH a groom. — baMDana a. used for fastening horses. — (naM) fastening of horses. — balA N. of a vegetable. — bAlaH 1 a kind of reed, Saccharum Spontaneum Lin. 2 the tail or hair of a horse. — buDna a. Ved. based on horses, standing on horses, i. e. on a carriage drawn by horses. — buDya a. Ved. based on horses, having its origin in horses (wealth); distinguished by horses. — BA lightning. — mahizikA [ aSvamahizayorvEraM vun ] the natural enmity between a horse and a buffalo. — mAraH , — mArakaH, -haMtf m. ‘horse-destroying,’ a kind of Oleander, Nerium Odorum Ait. — mAlaH a kind of serpent. — muKa a. [ aSvasya muKamiva muKamasya ] having the head or face of a horse. — (KaH) a horse-faced creature, a Kinnara or celestial chorister; (according to others) a kind of demigod distinct from the preceding. — (KI) a Kinnara woman; BiMdaMti maMdAM gatimaSvamuKyaH Ku. 1. 11. — muk m. a horse-stealer. — meDaH [ aSvaH praDAnatayA meDyate hiMsyate'tra, meD hiMsane GaY ] a horse-sacrifice; yaTASvameDaH kraturAw sarvapApApanodanaH Ms. 11. 261. [In Vedic times this sacrifice was performed by kings desirous of offspring; but subsequently it was performed only by kings and implied that he who instituted it was a conqueror and king of kings. A horse was turned loose to wander at will for a year, attended by a guardian; when the horse entered a foreign country, the ruler was bound either to submit or to fight. In this way the horse returned at the end of a year, the guardian obtaining or enforcing the submission o...