Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s1.284
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s1.284
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v1.c3.s1.284
Āśvina, or Āśvīna, designates, in the Atharvaveda¹ and two Brāhmaṇas,² the length of journey made in a day by a horseman (aśvin). The exact distance is not defined. In the Atharva it appears to exceed five leagues, being mentioned immediately after a distance of three or five Yojanas; in the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa the heavenly world is placed at a distance of a thousand Āśvinas.