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  2. Ashva - Wikipedia

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    Ashva (Sanskrit: अश्व, IAST: Aśva) 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 ( aspa ), Latin equus , Ancient Greek ἵππος ( hippos ), Proto-Germanic * ehwaz , obsolete Prussian Lithuanian ašvà ...

  3. Ashvamedha - Wikipedia

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    If the horse became ill with injury, an oblation of pap to Pūṣan. If he became ill without injury, then an oblation of cake to Agni Vaiśvānara. If he was afflicted with eye disease, an oblation to Sūrya. If the horse drowned, an oblation was performed to Varuṇa. If the horse was lost, an oblation of cake, potsherd, and three other ...

  4. Birching - Wikipedia

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    Birching is a form of corporal punishment with a birch rod, typically used to strike the recipient's bare buttocks, although occasionally the back and/or shoulders. Implement [ edit ]

  5. Uchchaihshravas - Wikipedia

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    ' long-ears' or 'neighing aloud' ') [1] is a seven-headed flying horse, created during the churning of the milk ocean. It is considered the best of horses, as prototype and king of the horses. [1] Uchchaihshravas is often described as a vahana of Indra, but is also recorded to be the horse of Bali, the king of the asuras.

  6. Ashvins - Wikipedia

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    The Ashvins also raised Vandana, rescued Atri from a fissure in the earth and its heat, found Vishnapu and returned him to his father, restored the youth of Kali, brought Kamadyū as a wife for Vimada, gave a son to Vadhrimatī (whose husband was a steer), restored the eyesight of Rijrashva, replaced the foot of Vishpala with a metal one, made ...

  7. Switch (corporal punishment) - Wikipedia

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    Switches are typically made of strong and flexible wood such as hazel, birch, or hickory. [citation needed] Willow branches are also used, as well as branches from strong trees and large shrubs.

  8. Pommel horse specialist Stephen Nedoroscik reveals the ... - AOL

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    Pommel horse is Nedoroscik's specialty, and the sole reason he was tapped for Team USA. On July 29, the Worcester, Massachusetts native sat on the sideline for almost three hours as his teammates ...

  9. Pishacha - Wikipedia

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    According to the Royal Institute Dictionary, the Thai term "ปิศาจ" (pisat), from Sanskrit, pishacha, is defined as "ghost" (ผี). [4] Although not strictly Thai ghosts, the Pishacha appear in some stories in Thai folklore.