The Sanskrit term Hatāśva can be transliterated into English as Hatasva or Hatashva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Hatāśva (हताश्व) refers to the “slaughter of one’s horse”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.21 (“Description of the Special War”).—Accordingly, as Sanatkumāra narrated to Vyāsa: “[...] Defying the great demon Kālanemi the heroic Nandīśvara hit him in the chest with his spear. With his horses and charioteer killed (hatāśva) [hatāśvo hatasārathiḥ] and himself wounded in the chest, he broke the top of a mountain and hit Nandin. Then Śumbha and Gaṇeśa seated respectively in a chariot and on a mouse fought each other with volleys of arrows. Gaṇeśa hit Śumbha in his chest with an arrow and felled his charioteer with three arrows on the ground. [...]”.

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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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Hatāśva (हताश्व).—mfn.

(-śvaḥ-śvā-śvaṃ) Having the horses killed. E. hata, aśva a horse.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Hatāśva (हताश्व).—(vb. han), adj. having the horses killed.

— Cf. [Latin] equus; [Gothic.] aihvs.

Hatāśva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms hata and aśva (अश्व).

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

Hatāśva (हताश्व):—[from hata > han] mfn. one whose horse or horses have been killed, [Horace H. Wilson]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Hatāśva (हताश्व):—[hatā+śva] (śvaḥ-śvā-śvaṃ) a. Having a horse killed.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Ashva, Hata.

Full-text: Samhatashva.

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