The Sanskrit term Aśvahaya can be transliterated into English as Asvahaya or Ashvahaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Aśvahaya (अश्वहय).—a. [aśvena hinoti gacchati hi kartari ac]

1) driving or spurring a horse, riding a horse; प्रत्यर्धिर्यज्ञानामश्वहयो रथानाम् (pratyardhiryajñānāmaśvahayo rathānām) Ṛgveda 1.26. 5.

2) to be traversed by a horse; समस्य हरिं हरयो मृजन्त्यश्वहयैरनिशितं नमोभिः (samasya hariṃ harayo mṛjantyaśvahayairaniśitaṃ namobhiḥ) Ṛgveda 9.96.2.

Aśvahaya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms aśva and haya (हय).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Aśvahaya (अश्वहय):—[=aśva-haya] [from aśva] mfn. driving horses, [Ṛg-veda ix, 96, 2; x, 26, 5.]

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Partial matches: Ashva, Haya.

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