Aśvamedha-yajña—a Vedic horse sacrifice. One of eight recommended in the Vedic scriptures, it is performed by kings.Prabhupada ›Glossary›-A-›Asvamedha-yajna-a Vedic Asvamedha-yajna-a Vedic horse sacrifice. One of eight recommended in the Vedic scriptures, it is performed by kings. Link to this page: https://prabhupadabooks.com/glossary/a/asvamedha-yajna-a-vedic-horse-sacrifice-one-of-eight-recomme Previous: Asuya-jealousy, a vyabhicari-bhava. Next: Asvatthama-the son of Drona. He was a friend of Duryodhana and fought on his side during the Kuruksetra battle. He lived through the battle of Kuruksetra, but was cursed by Lord Sri Krsna. He killed the five sons of Draupadi when they were awakening from sleep and attempted to kill Pariksit when he was in the womb of Uttara.