Rigveda 1.161.03
Rigveda · Mandala 1, Sukta 161 · Verse 1.161.3
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
अ॒ग्निं दू॒तं प्रति॒ यदब्र॑वीत॒नाश्वः॒ कर्त्वो॒ रथ॑ उ॒तेह कर्त्वः॑ । धे॒नुः कर्त्वा॑ युव॒शा कर्त्वा॒ द्वा तानि॑ भ्रात॒रनु॑ वः कृ॒त्व्येम॑सि
agniṃ dūtaṃ prati yadabravītanāśvaḥ kartvo ratha uteha kartvaḥ dhenuḥ kartvā yuvaśā kartvā dvā tāni bhrātaranu vaḥ kṛtvyemasi
He told the messenger Agni: 'Make the chariot like the swift horse; make two—one for the herd and one for the steeds; thus you, brothers, should arrange them.'
Then said they, in answer to Agni, the messenger (of the gods). Whatever is to be done, whether a horse is to be made, or a car is to be made, or a cow is to be made, or the two (old parents) are to be made young, having done all these (acts), Brother Agni, we are then ready to do (what you desire) to be done.
What to the envoy Agni in reply ye spake, A courser must be made, a chariot fashioned here, A cow must be created, and the Twain made young. When we have done these things, Brother, we turn to you.