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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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