Rigveda 1.162.16
Rigveda · Mandala 1, Sukta 162 · Verse 1.162.16
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
यदश्वा॑य॒ वास॑ उपस्तृ॒णन्त्य॑धीवा॒सं या हिर॑ण्यान्यस्मै । सं॒दान॒मर्व॑न्तं॒ पड्बी॑शं प्रि॒या दे॒वेष्वा या॑मयन्ति
yadaśvāya vāsa upastṛṇantyadhīvāsaṃ yā hiraṇyānyasmai saṃdānamarvantaṃ paḍbīśaṃ priyā deveṣvā yāmayanti
When horses dwell at the straw and the golden things are to him, the price given, the foremost yoke‑beam, the loved stall — they appoint the spreading beam as beloved among the gods.
The cloth which they spread as a covering for the horse; the golden (trappings with which they decorate him), the head-ropes, the foot-ropes, all these they offer as acceptable to the gods.
The robe they spread upon the Horse to clothe him, the upper covering and the golden trappings, The halters which restrain the Steed, the heel-ropes,-all these, as grateful to the Gods, they offer.