Hayamedha, Haya-medha: 8 definitions
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Hayamedha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexHayamedha (हयमेध).—See Aśvamedha and Vājimedha;1 of Brahmā over the Gayāśīlā; Viṣṇu and other Gods promised to occupy the śilā for mokṣa of the Pitṛ;2 of Dakṣa, ruined;3 of Vaivasvata Manu;4 of Sagara.5
- 1) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 47. 45, 47.
- 2) Vāyu-purāṇa 108. 9-10.
- 3) Ib. 30. 79, 110.
- 4) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 60. 4.
- 5) Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 4. 16.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryHayamedha (हयमेध).—a horse sacrifice; सर्वान् कामानवाप्नोति हय- मेधफलं तथा (sarvān kāmānavāpnoti haya- medhaphalaṃ tathā) Y.1.181.
Derivable forms: hayamedhaḥ (हयमेधः).
Hayamedha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms haya and medha (मेध).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryHayamedha (हयमेध).—m.
(-dhaḥ) The sacrifice of a horse: see aśvamedha. E. haya, and medha sacrifice.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryHayamedha (हयमेध).—[masculine] horse-sacrifice.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryHayamedha (हयमेध):—[=haya-medha] [from haya] m. a h° sacrifice (See aśva-m), [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryHayamedha (हयमेध):—[haya-medha] (dhaḥ) 1. m. Sacrifice of a horse.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusHayamēdha (ಹಯಮೇಧ):—[noun] a royal sacrifice in which a king would let loose a consecrated horse, protected by an army, to move about at its free will as a challenge to other kings and it would be brought back after a year when the king would be consecrated as an emperor of the region in which the horse moved unchallenged; a horse-sacrifice.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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