అశ్వమేధ యాగం: కూర్పుల మధ్య తేడాలు

[[బొమ్మ:Ashvacoin.jpg|thumb|left|200px|A coin created by Samudragupta I to commemorate the Ashvamedha ritual. The tethered horse is depicted on the left; the queen, carrying ritual equipment, is on the right]]The priests performing the sacrifice were recompensed with a part of the booty won during the wandering of the horse. According to a commentator, the spoils from the east was given to the [[Hotar]], while the [[Adhvaryu]] a maiden (a daughter of the sacrificer) and the sacrificer's fourth wife.