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One of the most confusing aspects of yagna to the modernist is horse sacrifice,(ashwamedha yagna) cow sacrifice( go medha yagna) and human sacrifice( purusha medha yagna). When seen from superficial point of view{{opinion}} and the western indologist point of view{{Citation needed}}, it sounds that the followers of sanatana dharma brutally killed animals in the name of yagna. But understanding these yagna's for the Rishis gives complete understanding and freed from confusion.

One of the most confusing aspects of yagna to the modernist is horse sacrifice,(ashwamedha yagna) cow sacrifice( go medha yagna) and human sacrifice( purusha medha yagna). When seen from superficial point of view {{Opinion}} and the western indologist point of view{{Citation needed}}, it sounds that the followers of sanatana dharma brutally killed animals in the name of yagna. But understanding these yagna's for the Rishis gives complete understanding and freed from confusion.

 In Taittiriya Brahmana's Ashwamedha prashna, Ashwamedha is the Yajna that helps Rashtramshwamedhah, (nation-building). This kind of Yajna calls for great atma-samarpana. The horse of the Yagna symbolises every aspect of the King, his prosperity, his power. It is this aspect of Rajatva (kinghood) that helps the Rashtra to prosper. Thus, it is this dedication of the King and the citizens that make RashtraVardhana (nation-building) possible.  

 In Taittiriya Brahmana's Ashwamedha prashna, Ashwamedha is the Yajna that helps Rashtramshwamedhah, (nation-building). This kind of Yajna calls for great atma-samarpana. The horse of the Yagna symbolises every aspect of the King, his prosperity, his power. It is this aspect of Rajatva (kinghood) that helps the Rashtra to prosper. Thus, it is this dedication of the King and the citizens that make RashtraVardhana (nation-building) possible.