Rig Veda · 1.162.18
Rig Veda 1.162.18 — The Horse
Verse 18 of 22 from Sukta 1.162 (The Horse) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 1.162.18
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
चतुस्त्रिंशद वाजिनो देवबन्धोर्वङकरीरश्वस्य सवधितिःसमेति | अछिद्रा गात्रा वयुना कर्णोत परुष-परुरनुघुष्य वि शस्त
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catustriṃśad vājino devabandhorvaṅkrīraśvasya svadhitiḥsameti | achidrā ghātrā vayunā kṛṇota paruṣ-paruranughuṣya vi śasta
English Translation (Griffith)
The four-and-thirty ribs of the. Swift Charger, kin to the Gods, the slayer's hatchet pierces. Cut ye with skill, so that the parts be flawless, and piece by piece declaring them dissect them.
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