Rig Veda
mā no mitro varuṇo aryamāyur indra ṛbhukṣā marutaḥ pari khyan yad vājino devajātasya sapteḥ pravakṣyāmo vidathe vīryāṇi
Slight us not Varuna, Aryaman, or Mitra, Ribhukshan, Indra, Ayu, or the Maruts, When we declare amid the congregation the virtues of the strong Steed, God-descended.
yan nirṇijā rekṇasā prāvṛtasya rātiṃ gṛbhītām mukhato nayanti suprāṅ ajo memyad viśvarūpa indrāpūṣṇoḥ priyam apy eti pāthaḥ
What time they bear before the Courser, covered with trappings and with wealth, the grasped oblation, The dappled goat goeth straightforward, bleating, to the place dear to Indra and to Pushan.
eṣa cchāgaḥ puro aśvena vājinā pūṣṇo bhāgo nīyate viśvadevyaḥ abhipriyaṃ yat puroﾱāśam arvatā tvaṣṭed enaṃ sauśravasāya jinvati
Dear to all Gods, this goat, the share of Pushan, is first led forward with the vigorous Courser, While Tvashtar sends him forward with the Charger, acceptable for sacrifice, to glory.
yaddhaviṣyam ṛtuśo devayānaṃ trir mānuṣāḥ pary aśvaṃ nayanti atrā pūṣṇaḥ prathamo bhāga eti yajñaṃ devebhyaḥ prativedayann ajaḥ
When thrice the men lead round the Steed, in order, who goeth to the Gods as meet oblation, The goat precedeth him, the share of Pushan, and to the Gods the sacrifice announceth.
hotādhvaryur āvayā agnimindho grāvagrābha uta śaṃstā suvipraḥ tena yajñena svaraṃkṛtena sviṣṭena vakṣaṇā ā pṛṇadhvam
Invoker, ministering priest, atoner, fire-kindler Soma-presser, sage, reciter, With this well ordered sacrifice, well finished, do ye fill full the channels of the rivers.
yūpavraskā uta ye yūpavāhāś caṣālaṃ ye aśvayūpāya takṣati ye cārvate pacanaṃ saṃbharanty uto teṣām abhigūrtir na invatu
The hewers of the post and those who carry it, and those who carve the knob to deck the Horse's stake; Those who prepare the cooking-vessels for the Steed,—may the approving help of these promote our work.
upa prāgāt suman me 'dhāyi manma devānām āśā upa vītapṛṣṭhaḥ anv enaṃ viprā ṛṣayo madanti devānām puṣṭe cakṛmā subandhum
Forth, for the regions of the Gods, the Charger with his smooth back is come my prayer attends him. In him rejoice the singers and the sages. A good friend have we won for the Gods' banquet.
yad vājino dāma saṃdānam arvato yā śīrṣaṇyā raśanā rajjur asya yad vā ghāsya prabhṛtam āsye tṛṇaṃ sarvā tā te api deveṣv astu
May the fleet Courser's halter and his heel-ropes, the head-stall and the girths and cords about him. And the grass put within his mouth to bait him,—among the Gods, too, let all these be with thee.
yad aśvasya kraviṣo makṣikāśa yad vā svarau svadhitau riptam asti yaddhastayoḥ śamitur yan nakheṣu sarvā tā te api deveṣv astu
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.
yad ūvadhyam udarasyāpavāti ya āmasya kraviṣo gandho asti sukṛtā tacchamitāraḥ kṛṇvantūta medhaṃ śṛtapākam pacantu
Food undigested steaming from his belly, and any odour of raw flesh remaining, This let the immolators set in order and dress the sacrifice with perfect cooking.
yat te gātrād agninā pacyamānād abhi śūlaṃ nihatasyāvadhāvati mā tad bhūmyām ā śriṣan mā tṛṇeṣu devebhyas tad uśadbhyo rātam astu
What from thy body which with fire is roasted, when thou art set upon the spit, distilleth, Let not that lie on earth or grass neglected, but to the longing Gods let all be offered.
ye vājinam paripaśyanti pakvaṃ ya īm āhuḥ surabhir nir hareti ye cārvato māṃsabhikṣām upāsata uto teṣām abhigūrtir na invatu
They who observing that the Horse is ready call out and say, the smell is good; remove it; And, craving meat, await the distribution,—may their approving help promote labour.
yan nīkṣaṇam māṃspacanyā ukhāyā yā pātrāṇi yūṣṇa āsecanāni ūṣmaṇyāpidhānā carūṇām aṅkāḥ sūnāḥ pari bhūṣanty aśvam
The trial-fork of the flesh-cooking caldron, the vessels out of which the broth is sprinkled, The warming-pots, the covers of the dishes, hooks, carving-boards,—all these attend the Charger.
nikramaṇaṃ niṣadanaṃ vivartanaṃ yac ca paḍbīśam arvataḥ yac ca papau yac ca ghāsiṃ jaghāsa sarvā tā te api deveṣv astu
The starting-place, his place of rest and rolling, the ropes wherewith the Charger's feet were fastened, The water that he drank, the food he tasted,—among the Gods, too, may all these attend thee.
mā tvāgnir dhvanayīd dhūmagandhir mokhā bhrājanty abhi vikta jaghriḥ iṣṭaṃ vītam abhigūrtaṃ vaṣaṭkṛtaṃ taṃ devāsaḥ prati gṛbhṇanty aśvam
Let not the fire, smoke-scented, make thee crackle, nor glowing caldron smell and break to pieces. Offered, beloved, approved, and consecrated,—such Charger do the Gods accept with favour.
yad aśvāya vāsa upastṛṇanty adhīvāsaṃ yā hiraṇyāny asmai saṃdānam arvantam paḍbīśam priyā deveṣv ā yāmayanti
The robe they spread upon the Horse to clothe him, the upper covering and the golden trappings, The halters which restrain the Steed, the heel-ropes,—all these, as grateful to the Gods, they offer.
yat te sāde mahasā śūkṛtasya pārṣṇyā vā kaśayā vā tutoda sruceva tā haviṣo adhvareṣu sarvā tā te brahmaṇā sūdayāmi
If one, when seated, with excessive urging hath with his heel or with his whip distressed thee, All these thy woes, as with the oblations' ladle at sacrifices, with my prayer I banish.
catustriṃśad vājino devabandhor vaṅkrīr aśvasya svadhitiḥ sam eti acchidrā gātrā vayunā kṛṇota paruṣparur anughuṣyā vi śasta
The four-and-thirty ribs of the. Swift Charger, kin to the Gods, the slayer's hatchet pierces. Cut ye with skill, so that the parts be flawless, and piece by piece declaring them dissect them.
ekas tvaṣṭur aśvasyā viśastā dvā yantārā bhavatas tatha ṛtuḥ yā te gātrāṇām ṛtuthā kṛṇomi tā tā piṇḍānām pra juhomy agnau
Of Tvashtar's Charger there is one dissector,—this is the custom-two there are who guide him. Such of his limbs as I divide in order, these, amid the balls, in fire I offer.
mā tvā tapat priya ātmāpiyantam mā svadhitis tanva ā tiṣṭhipat te mā te gṛdhnur aviśastātihāya chidrā gātrāṇy asinā mithū kaḥ
Let not thy dear soul burn thee as thou comest, let not the hatchet linger in thy body. Let not a greedy clumsy immolator, missing the joints, mangle thy limbs unduly.
na vā u etan mriyase na riṣyasi devāṁ id eṣi pathibhiḥ sugebhiḥ harī te yuñjā pṛṣatī abhūtām upāsthād vājī dhuri rāsabhasya
No, here thou diest not, thou art not injured: by easy paths unto the Gods thou goest. Both Bays, both spotted mares are now thy fellows, and to the ass's pole is yoked the Charger.
sugavyaṃ no vājī svaśvyam puṃsaḥ putrāṁ uta viśvāpuṣaṃ rayim anāgāstvaṃ no aditiḥ kṛṇotu kṣatraṃ no aśvo vanatāṃ haviṣmān
May this Steed bring us all-sustaining riches, wealth in good kine, good horses, manly offspring. Freedom from sin may Aditi vouchsafe us: the Steed with our oblations gain us lordship!