Rigveda 1.162.18
Rigveda · Mandala 1, Sukta 162 · Verse 1.162.18
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
चतु॑स्त्रिंशद्वा॒जिनो॑ दे॒वब॑न्धो॒र्वङ्क्री॒रश्व॑स्य॒ स्वधि॑तिः॒ समे॑ति । अच्छि॑द्रा॒ गात्रा॑ व॒युना॑ कृणोत॒ परु॑ष्परुरनु॒घुष्या॒ वि श॑स्त
catustriṃśadvājino devabandhorvaṅkrīraśvasya svadhitiḥ sameti acchidrā gātrā vayunā kṛṇota paruṣparuranughuṣyā vi śasta
Thirty‑four horses, O bond of the gods, the chariot’s wealth, their oblation comes together. He made the limbs split and by the wind he fashioned a covering, the one who bears much treasure and is mild in striking.
The axe penetrates the thirty-four ribs of the swift horse; the beloved of the gods, (the immolators), cut up (the horse) with skill, so that the limbs may be unperforated, and recapitulating joint by joint.
The four-and-thirty ribs of the. Swift Charger, kin to the Gods, the slayer's hatchet pierces. Cut ye with skill, so that the parts be flawless, and piece by piece declaring them dissect them.