Rigveda 1.100.16
Rigveda · Mandala 1, Sukta 100 · Verse 1.100.16
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
रो॒हिच्छ्या॒वा सु॒मदं॑शुर्लला॒मीर्द्यु॒क्षा रा॒य ऋ॒ज्राश्व॑स्य । वृष॑ण्वन्तं॒ बिभ्र॑ती धू॒र्षु रथं॑ म॒न्द्रा चि॑केत॒ नाहु॑षीषु वि॒क्षु
rohicchyāvā sumadaṃśurlalāmīrdyukṣā rāya ṛjrāśvasya vṛṣaṇvantaṃ bibhratī dhūrṣu rathaṃ mandrā ciketa nāhuṣīṣu vikṣu
With tawny steeds, with spirited chariot-horses yoked to the chariot’s axle, bearing the might of swift chariots, they cry aloud; the strong-eyed ones, anxious in battle, behold the warhorses and the mighty wheels.
The red and black coursers, long-limbed, well-caparisoned, and celestial, an dharnessed, well-plural ased, to the yoke of the chariot in which the showerer of benefits is conveyed, for the enrichment of Ṛjrāśva, an dis recognized amongst human hosts.
The red and tawny mare, blaze-marked, high standing, celestial who, to bring Rjrasva riches, Drew at the pole the chariot yoked with stallions, joyous, among the hosts of men was noted.