Rig Veda · 1.162.3

Rig Veda 1.162.3 — The Horse

Verse 3 of 22 from Sukta 1.162 (The Horse) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 1.162.3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

एष छागः पुरो अश्वेन वाजिना पूष्णो भागो नीयते विश्वदेव्यः | अभिप्रियं यत पुरोळाशमर्वता तवष्टेदेनं सौश्रवसाय जिन्वति

IAST Romanisation

eṣa chāghaḥ puro aśvena vājinā pūṣṇo bhāgho nīyate viśvadevyaḥ | abhipriyaṃ yat puroḷāśamarvatā tvaṣṭedenaṃ sauśravasāya jinvati

English Translation (Griffith)

Dear to all Gods, this goat, the share of Pūṣan, is first led forward with the vigorous Courser, While Tvaṣṭar sends him forward with the Charger, acceptable for sacrifice, to glory.

Explanation

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