Rig Veda · 1.163.11
Rig Veda 1.163.11 — The Horse
Verse 11 of 13 from Sukta 1.163 (The Horse) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 1.163.11
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
तव शरीरं पतयिष्ण्वर्वन तव चित्तं वात इव धरजीमान | तव शर्ङगाणि विष्ठिता पुरुत्रारण्येषु जर्भुराणा चरन्ति
IAST Romanisation
tava śarīraṃ patayiṣṇvarvan tava cittaṃ vāta iva dhrajīmān | tava śṛṅghāṇi viṣṭhitā purutrāraṇyeṣu jarbhurāṇā caranti
English Translation (Griffith)
A body formed for flight hast thou, O Charger; swift as the wind in motion is thy spirit. Thy horns are spread abroad in all directions: they move with restless beat in wildernesses.
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