Rig Veda · 1.163.10

Rig Veda 1.163.10 — The Horse

Verse 10 of 13 from Sukta 1.163 (The Horse) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 1.163.10

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ईर्मान्तासः सिलिकमध्यमासः सं शूरणासो दिव्यासो अत्याः | हंसा इव शरेणिशो यतन्ते यदाक्षिषुर्दिव्यमज्ममश्वाः

IAST Romanisation

īrmāntāsaḥ silikamadhyamāsaḥ saṃ śūraṇāso divyāso atyāḥ | haṃsā iva śreṇiśo yatante yadākṣiṣurdivyamajmamaśvāḥ

English Translation (Griffith)

Symmetrical in flank, with rounded haunches, mettled like heroes, the Celestial Coursers Put forth their strength, like swans in lengthened order, when they, the Steeds, have reached the heavenly causeway.

Explanation

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