In many cases, the more controversial practices of the Ashvamedha Yajna aren't seen in other texts like Mahabharata and Ramayana. Also, in many cases in Satapatha Brahmana the animal is allegorical to a statue made of rice and barley or some other object. Can someone give an actual and proper acc...

In this experct from Mahabharata, the Nagas mentioned the root of evil:- Approaching the king, let us bite him, so that our object will be accomplished. By his death the root of all evil will be torn up. This is the final deliberation of us all, O you who hearest with your eyes! Then, do speedil...

I want to know the answer from authentic and traditional sources.

The Charvakas criticized the Vedic text for rituals they considered nonsensical and weird particularly Ashwamedha. Nyaya likely had some interactions with Charvakas seeing as they considered them tricky and the fact they almost never provide an alternative and only critcize. So, did a Nyayaika de...