Rigveda 1.161.10
Rigveda · Mandala 1, Sukta 161 · Verse 1.161.10
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
श्रो॒णामेक॑ उद॒कं गामवा॑जति मां॒समेकः॑ पिंशति सू॒नयाभृ॑तम् । आ नि॒म्रुचः॒ शकृ॒देको॒ अपा॑भर॒त्किं स्वि॑त्पु॒त्रेभ्यः॑ पि॒तरा॒ उपा॑वतुः
śroṇāmeka udakaṃ gāmavājati māṃsamekaḥ piṃśati sūnayābhṛtam ā nimrucaḥ śakṛdeko apābharatkiṃ svitputrebhyaḥ pitarā upāvatuḥ
One mare gives a drop of water, one piece eats flesh, the bitch bears suckers. The humble one poured; who then will protect fathers and sons?
One pours the red water (the blood) upon the ground; one cuts the flesh, divided into fragments by the chopper; and a third seperates the excrement from the other parts; in what manner may the parents (of the sacrifice) render assistance to their sons?
One downward to the water drives the crippled cow, another trims the flesh brought on the carving-board. One carries off the refuse at the set of sun. How did the Parents aid their children in their task!