adhipraṣṭiyuga

adhipraṣṭiyuga Tatpur. m. (-gaḥ) (ved.) The yoke over the

Praṣṭi horse, to which a fourth horse was put (in a cere-

mony connected with the Vājapeya sacrifice; two horses

being put before a cart and a third in front of the two,

so as to form with them a kind of triangle or tripod

(praṣṭi q. v.), wherefore the third horse was called meta-

phorically the Praṣṭi). E. adhipraṣṭi and yuga.

adhipraṣṭiyuga adhi-praṣṭi-yuga, am, n. yoke

laid upon the praṣṭi or foremost of three horses,

used on certain sacrificial occasions, to which a fourth

horse could be attached; (as), m. the fourth horse

thus attached (?).

ádhi-praṣṭi-yuga n. yoke for attaching a fourth horse laid upon the praṣṭi, or foremost of three horses (used on sacrificial occasions), ŚBr.

ádhipraṣṭiyuga (1. adhi + praṣṭiyuga [praṣṭi + yuga]) m. ein neben dem Joche des Praṣṭi-Pferdes angeschirrt einherlaufendes (viertes) Pferd ŚAT. BR. 5, 1, 4, 11.

ádhipraṣṭiyuga n. da Joch am Praṣṭi-Pferde.