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Horses in Hinduism
Ashva is the Sanskrit word for a horse, one of the significant animals finding references in the Vedas as well as later Hindu scriptures. The word is cognate to Avestan 𐬀𐬯𐬞𐬀, Latin equus, Ancient Greek ἵππος, Proto-Germanic *ehwaz, obsolete Prussian Lithuanian ašvà, all from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos. Wikipedia →
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- 📕Akvashkḣvokḣva akhʺaz ashvaMaramyz · 1991
- 📕Mahābhārata meṃ aśva-mīmāṃsāNirmalā Upādhyāya · 2013
A Heritage of Open Air Square Temple Discovered In Russia · 2010
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