Rigveda 1.162.10
Rigveda · Mandala 1, Sukta 162 · Verse 1.162.10
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
यदूव॑ध्यमु॒दर॑स्याप॒वाति॒ य आ॒मस्य॑ क्र॒विषो॑ ग॒न्धो अस्ति॑ । सु॒कृ॒ता तच्छ॑मि॒तारः॑ कृण्वन्तू॒त मेधं॑ शृत॒पाकं॑ पचन्तु
yadūvadhyamudarasyāpavāti ya āmasya kraviṣo gandho asti sukṛtā tacchamitāraḥ kṛṇvantūta medhaṃ śaṛtapākaṃ pacantu
When the reviving wind fans the moisture forth, and the smell is that of the cow’s hide — O ye who are well‑made, let the pressed fats perform; let the cooks prepare food for me, the roast and boiled fare.
Whatever undigested grass fall from this belly; whatever particle of raw flesh may remain; let the immolators make the whole free from defect, and so cook the pure (offering) that it may be perfectly dressed.
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.