Rig Veda · 1.162.9

Rig Veda 1.162.9 — The Horse

Verse 9 of 22 from Sukta 1.162 (The Horse) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 1.162.9

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

यदश्वस्य करविषो मक्षिकाश यद वा सवरौ सवधितौ रिप्तमस्ति | यद धस्तयोः शमितुर्यन नखेषु सर्वा ता ते अपि देवेष्वस्तु

IAST Romanisation

yadaśvasya kraviṣo makṣikāśa yad vā svarau svadhitau riptamasti | yad dhastayoḥ śamituryan nakheṣu sarvā tā te api deveṣvastu

English Translation (Griffith)

What part of the Steed's flesh the fly hath eaten, or is left sticking to the post or hatchet, Or to the slayer's hands and nails adhereth,—among the Gods, too, may all this be with thee.

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