अश्वक

{ aśvaka }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

अश्वक  m.  m. a small or bad horse, [VS. xxiii, 18]
a toy-horse, [Jātakam.]
a sparrow, [L.]
अश्मक    N. of a people, [MBh. vi, 351, &c.] ( cf.)

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

अश्वक [aśvaka] a.  a. Horselike, acting like a horse.
कः A small horse; horse.
A hack, a bad horse; ससत्य- श्वकः सुभद्रिकां काम्पीलवासिनीम् [Vāj.23.18.]
A stray horse, one whose owner is not known.
A horse (in general).

Shabda-Sagara

अश्वक  mfn.  ( -कः-का-कं) Horse-like, acting like a horse, &c.
 m.  ( -कः)
1. A bad horse, a hack.
2. A stray horse, one whose owner is not known. 3. Any horse.
E. अश्व and कन् added in different senses.

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अश्व कन्