Ashvamedhika Parva 44.8
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Ashvamedhika Parva Chapter 44 · Verse 8
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Sanskrit Original
श्येनः पतत्रिणामादिर्यज्ञानां हुतमुत्तमम्। सरीसृपाणां सर्वेषां ज्येष्ठः सर्पो द्विजोत्तमाः॥
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The hawk is the first of all birds. Of sacrifices the first is the pouring of clarified butter on the fire. Of all reptiles the first, O foremost of twice-born ones, is the snake.