Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s1.35
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s1.35
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v1.c3.s1.35
Āji is constantly used in the Rigveda¹ and the later literature to express the sense of ‘a race,’ and only seldom denotes ‘a battle.’ Horse-racing was one of the favourite amusements of the Vedic Indian,² the other being dicing.