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    Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (2nd ed.)

    ☞ p. 115, col. 2.
    aśva—śaká n. excrements of a horse, ŚBr. vi.

    Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 526.
    aśvaśaká (a° + śa°) n. Rossmist ŚAT. BR. 6, 5, 3, 9. 11.

    Böhtlingk Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

    ☞ vol. 1, p. 140, col. 2.
    aśvaśaká n. Pferdeapfel.

    Mahābhārata Cultural Index

    ☞ p. 621, col. 2.
    Aśvaśaka m. (pl.): Name of a parti-

    cular horde (Śakas who fought riding

    horses ?)

    Mentioned by Dhṛtarāṣṭra among those

    who were defeated by Kṛṣṇa; their groups

    came from different directions (nānādig-

    bhyaś ca saṃprāptān vrātān aśvaśakān

    prati/jitavān puṇḍarīkākṣaḥ) 7. 10. 18.